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| pre·des·ti·nate [ pree déstə nàyt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle pre·des·ti·nat·ed, present participle pre·des·ti·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·des·ti·nates) |
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religion
Same as predestine
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adjective |
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1. foreordained: decided in advance
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2. foreordained by God or deity: in some religious beliefs, decided and decreed in advance by God, a deity, or fate
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| [14th century. < ecclesiastical Latin praedestinat-, past participle of praedestinare (see predestine)] |
