foreordain

English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ ordain.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌfɔːɹɔːˈdeɪn/

Verb

foreordain (third-person singular simple present foreordains, present participle foreordaining, simple past and past participle foreordained)

1. (transitive) To predestine or preordain.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 308:

     God has made the decision before all time, so some are foreordained to be saved through grace – a predestined group of the elect.