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Definition of Foreordain
1. Verb. Foreordain by divine will or decree.
Category relationships: Theological System, Theology
Generic synonyms: Predetermine
Derivative terms: Foreordination, Predestination
2. Verb. Foreordain or determine beforehand.
Generic synonyms: Predetermine
Specialized synonyms: Jinx
Derivative terms: Foreordination, Predestination, Preordination
Definition of Foreordain
1. v. t. To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine.
Definition of Foreordain
1. Verb. (transitive) To predestine or preordain. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foreordain
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foreordain
Literary usage of Foreordain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Russo-Japanese War Poem by Jane H. Oakley (1905)
"One thing alone was needed by Japan, And that was " action," trenchant, swift
and strong. Her course was foreordain'd, ..."
2. The Skeptic: Or Discussions of an Unbeliever with a Calvinist, an Arminian by Daniel Noyes Prime (1877)
"... but does not foreordain sin and misery. 8.—Well, my friend Arminius, what did
you think of my discussion with your brother Calvin, the other evening. ..."
3. The Spirit of the Pilgrims (1832)
"... as Dr. Tyler represents, to show the sense of the words foreordain or decree,
when applied to the divine purposes; but for a very different purpose, ..."
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