English-Thai Dictionary

predestination

N การ กำหนด ไว้ ล่วงหน้า  การ ทำนาย ล่วงหน้า  prediction intention predetermination kan-kam-nod-luang-na

 

predestination

N พรหมลิขิต  โชคชะตา  doom fortune decree pom-li-kid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREDESTINATION

n.The act of decreeing or foreordaining events; the decree of God by which he hath, from eternity, unchangeably appointed or determined whatever comes to pass. It is used particularly in theology to denote the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. Predestination is a part of the unchangeable plan of the divine government; or in other words, the unchangeable purpose of an unchangeable God.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREDESTINATION

Pre *des `ti *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. praedestinatio: cf. F.prédestination.]

 

1. The act of predestinating. Predestination had overruled their will. Milton.

 

2. (Theol.)

 

Defn: The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

predestination

pre des ti na tion |prēˌdestəˈnāSHən priˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən | ▶noun (as a doctrine in Christian theology ) the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, esp. with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin. ORIGIN Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin praedestinatio (n- ), from praedestinare ‘make firm beforehand ’ (see predestinate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

predestination

pre |des ¦tin |ation |priːˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in Christian theology ) the doctrine that God has ordained all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin. ORIGIN Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin praedestinatio (n- ), from praedestinare ‘make firm beforehand ’ (see predestinate ).

 

French Dictionary

prédestination

prédestination n. f. nom féminin littéraire Détermination par avance des évènements auxquels on ne peut échapper. SYNONYME fatalité .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

predestination

pre des ti na tion /priːdèstɪnéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 運命, 宿命 ; 〘宗 〙(運命 )予定説 .