'Foreordination' definitions:
Definition of 'foreordination'
(from WordNet)
noun
(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, preordination, predetermination]
Definition of 'Foreordination'
From: GCIDE
- Foreordination \Fore*or`di*na"tion\, n. Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination. Fore part