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    FOREORDINATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)play

    Synonyms:

    foreordination; predestination; predetermination; preordination

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("foreordination" is a kind of...):

    theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)

    Domain category:

    divinity; theology (the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foreordination"):

    election (the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists))

    Derivation:

    foreordain (foreordain or determine beforehand)

    foreordain (foreordain by divine will or decree)

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