predestination

IPA: pridɛstʌnˈeɪʃʌn

(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
(Calvinism, specifically) The doctrine that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.
Destiny or fate.

Examples of "predestination" in Sentences

I thought you were a firm believer in predestination, David.
"reprobation", so that the term predestination is reserved for the
Thus, predestination is the logical conclusion of timeless omniscience.
My parents’ Big Plan is called predestination, and this is what they do in times of crises.
But even when man's supernatural end alone is taken into consideration, the term predestination is not always used by theologians in an unequivocal sense.
Protestants believe overwhelmingly in predestination, which equates to “i deserve this cadillac because i am a good person and god judged me deserving of a cadillac.”
Some notice, on the other hand, must be devoted to providence and to the particular aspects of providence which we call predestination and reprobation; and with a brief treatment of these which are elsewhere fully treated this article will be concluded.
Here the doctrine of predestination is presented in its sublime and sacred aspect; there is a predestination of the holy, which is taught from one end of the Scriptures to the other; not, indeed, of such a nature that an "irresistible grace" compels the opposing will of man
The doctrine of eternal decrees and absolute predestination is strictly embraced by the Mahometans; and they struggle, with the common difficulties, how to reconcile the prescience of God with the freedom and responsibility of man; how to explain the permission of evil under the reign of infinite power and infinite goodness.