Predestination

Pronunciation: /ˌpriːˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/

Predestination (noun)

  1. The idea that events, especially people's lives, are decided in advance by a higher power.

Examples

  • Many people hold a belief in predestination throughout their lives.
  • Predestination means that your fate is already decided.

Common collocations: accept predestination, question predestination, debate predestination

Synonyms of Predestination

Formal

Antonyms of Predestination

  • The belief that individuals can make their own choices.