Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predestination

/pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
pre-des-ti-na-tion
IPA
/pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The doctrine that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Destiny or fate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English predestinacion, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedēstinātiō. By surface analysis, predestine + -ation. Displaced native Old English foreteohhung.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: predestinacion, predestination, praedēstinātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

predestinations (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpredestination predestinationism predestinationist

Phrases

irresistible grace

Frequently Paired Words

determinism predestinational Augustinian irresistible grace

Synonyms

doom fortune chance destin destiny fatality fate foredoom foreordination kismet lot orlay

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce predestination?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
What does predestination mean?
The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
Where does predestination come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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