predestinate

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   determined or arranged beforehand, especially by fate or divine will

   Van Helsing described the criminal as predestinate to repeat the same offense.

2. 2
   verb

   to determine beforehand by fate or divine decree

   The doctrine holds that God may predestinate certain souls to salvation.

From Middle English predestinate and Latin praedestinatus, the past participle of praedestinare ("to determine beforehand"), from prae- ("before") + destinare ("to determine, appoint"). The participial form developed both adjectival and verbal uses in English.

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