predetermination

noun

1. (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)

Similar word(s): foreordination, predestination, preordination

Definition categories: thought

2. a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something

- he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong

Definition categories: thought, conclusion, decision, determination

3. the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place

Definition categories: act, determination, finding