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Webster 1913 Edition


Preordination

Pre-orˊdi-na′tion

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
préordination
.]
The act of foreordaining: previous determination.
“The preordination of God.”
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Webster 1828 Edition


Preordination

PREORDINA'TION

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Noun.
The act of foreordaining; previous determination.

Definition 2024


preordination

preordination

English

Noun

preordination (usually uncountable, plural preordinations)

  1. The state or process of things being preordained.
    • 2009 September 24, Ginia Bellafante, “Fearing a Future They’ve Seen”, in New York Times:
      In the years since 9/11, producers have found rich thematic material in the arguments for and against preordination, resulting in series like “The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Lost” and now “FlashForward,” which begins in such a spirit of bracing suspense that I am challenged to recall another pilot that lured me so quickly into addiction.

Adjective

preordination (not comparable)

  1. Before ordination.