1. determined beforehand by divine will or fate
Usage: theological; formal

Examples

• The theologian argued that all souls are predestinated for either salvation or damnation.
• She believed her meeting with him was predestinated by divine providence.
• The doctrine holds that certain individuals are predestinated to receive grace.
• He felt his path in life was predestinated from birth.
• The predestinated outcome could not be changed by human effort.
• According to Calvin, the elect are predestinated to eternal life.