mid-14c., "the action of God in foreordaining certain of mankind through grace to salvation or eternal life," from Old French predestinacion and directly from Church Latin praedestinationem [..]

Predestination [N] [B]This word is properly used only with reference to God's plan or purpose of salvation. The Greek word rendered "predestinate" is found only in these six passages, A [..]

This word is properly used only with reference to God's plan or purpose of salvation. The Greek word rendered "predestinate" is found only in these six passages, Acts 4:28; Rom. 8:29, 3 [..]

noun. with regard to Christian theology, the belief or principle positing that God has foreordained salvation for specific selected people, not for any merit of their own but solely in accordance with [..]

A Christian doctrine according to which a person's ultimate destiny, whether it be salvation or damnation, is determined by God alone prior to, and apart from, any worth or merit on the person� [..]

(n) previous determination as if by destiny or fate(n) (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout [..]