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foreordain

fore·or·dain [ fàwr awr dáyn ] (past and past participle fore·or·dained, present participle fore·or·dain·ing, 3rd person present singular fore·or·dains)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
determine future events: to arrange or determine an event in advance of its happening


fore·or·dain·ment noun
fore·or·di·na·tion [ fàwr awrd'n áysh'n ] noun
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