predestination
英 [priː,destɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,pridɛstɪ'neʃən]
- n. 命运；预先注定
英英释意
- 1. previous determination as if by destiny or fate
- 2. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)