verb
- to determine beforehand; to destine or decree in advance
Usage: formal; often theological
adjective
- determined beforehand by divine decree or fate
Usage: formal; theological
Examples
- Some believe that God predestinates all events in human history.
- The theologian argued that souls are predestinate to salvation or damnation.
- According to Calvinist doctrine, the elect are predestinate to eternal life.
- She felt her meeting him was predestinate, not mere coincidence.
- The predestinate nature of his fate troubled the young prince.
- Many reject the idea that human actions are predestinate.