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Foredoom
Pronunciation : Fore*doom"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Foredeem.]
Definition : Defn: To doom beforehand; to predestinate. Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Fore"doom`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Doom or sentence decreed in advance. "A dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult." Southey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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