Preordination

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preordination \Pre*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]ordination.]
     The act of foreordaining: previous determination. "The
     preordination of God." --Bale.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  preordination
       n : (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) [syn: {predestination}, {foreordination},
            {predetermination}]