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predestinarian

[ pri-des-tuh-nair-ee-uhn, pree-des- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to predestination.
  2. believing in predestination.

noun

  1. a person who believes in predestination.

predestinarian

/ ˌpriːdɛstɪˈnɛərɪən /

noun

  1. a person who believes in divine predestination
“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

adjective

  1. of or relating to predestination or characterizing those who believe in it
“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

  • ˌpredestiˈnarianism, noun
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Other Words From

  • pre·desti·nari·an·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of predestinarian1

First recorded in 1630–40; predestin(ation) + -arian
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Example Sentences

Mr. Peter Bús regarded the dangers of others in the spirit of a true predestinarian.

Those who did not hold the predestinarian theory were branded with reproach by the names of free-willers and Pelagians.

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