an act of predestinating or predestining.

the state of being predestinated or predestined.

fate; destiny.

Theology .

the action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass.

the decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation. Compare election ( def. 4 ) , double predestination.

noun

course of events , divine decree , fate , foreordination , fortune , god’s will , inevitability , karma , kismet * , ordinance , portion , predetermination , way the ball bounces , way the cookie crumbles , what is written , destiny , kismet , lot , determinism , doom , fatalism , foredoom , foreknowledge , foreordainment , necessarianism , preordination