Predestination
Pronunciation : Pre*des`ti*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. praedestinatio: cf. F. pr?destination.]
Definition : 1. The act of predestinating. Predestination had overruled their will. Milton.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913