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predestinate(1) (iou)



predestinate adjective & noun. LME.
[ecclesiastical Latin praedestinatus pa. pple of praedestinare: see PREDESTINATE verb, -ATE2.]
A. adjective.
Theology. Foreordained by divine purpose or decree (to a specified fate, to do); spec. predestined for salvation or eternal life. LME.
gen. Predestined, fated. E16.
b. noun. Theology. A person predestined for eternal life; one of God's elect. E16.
predestinately adverb by predestination L16.