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foreordain

[ fawr-awr-deyn, fohr- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to ordain or appoint beforehand.
  2. to predestine; predetermine.


foreordain

/ ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn; ˌfɔːrɔːdɪˈneɪʃən /

verb

  1. tr; may take a clause as object to determine (events, results, etc) in the future
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌforeorˈdainment, noun
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Other Words From

  • foreor·dainment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foreordain1

First recorded in 1400–50, foreordain is from the late Middle English word forordeinen. See fore-, ordain
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Example Sentences

The Warnock family has long believed its youngest son, doted on by older siblings and parents alike, was foreordained for greatness.

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Instead, it shows us that paths taken were not foreordained.

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Even that "in it to win it" slogan had a strong odor of arrogance about it, as if it was atempting to foreordain an outcome.

The word foreordain means to ordain beforehand: and the word elect means to choose.

As to the word foreordain, I do not recollect that it occurs in our translation.

Did God foreordain or choose the individuals who would compose the church?

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