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Predestine   /prˌidˈɛstən/   Listen
Predestine

verb
(past & past part. predestined; pres. part. predestining)
1.
Decree or determine beforehand.
2.
Foreordain by divine will or decree.  Synonyms: foreordain, predestinate.
3.
Foreordain or determine beforehand.  Synonyms: foreordain, preordain.






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"Predestine" Quotes from Famous Books



... world, world to come, after life; futurity &c 121; everlasting life, everlasting death; life beyond the grave, world beyond the grave; prospect &c (expectation) 507. V. impend; hang over, lie over; threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face; foreordain, preordain; predestine, doom, have in store for. Adj. impending &c v.; destined; about to be, happen; coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near; near, close at hand; over hanging, hanging over one's head, imminent; brewing, preparing, forthcoming; int he wind, on the cards, in ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



Words linked to "Predestine" :   predetermine, jinx, theological system, foreordain, ordain, predestination, theology



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