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Predestination — Predestination, in theology is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. John Calvin interpreted biblical predestination to mean that God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others.[1] Explanations of… … Wikipedia
Predestination — • Those divine decrees which have reference to the supernatural end of rational beings, especially of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Predestination Predestination … Catholic encyclopedia
Destiny (DC Comics) — Destiny Destiny of the Endless from Sandman #21. art by Mike Dringenberg Malcolm Jones III. Publication information … Wikipedia
predestination — (n.) mid 14c., the action of God in foreordaining certain of mankind through grace to salvation or eternal life, from L.L. praedestinationem (nom. praedestinatio) a determining beforehand, from pp. stem of praedestinare appoint or determine… … Etymology dictionary
predestination — Destiny. In theology, foreordination of events by God. See absolute predestination; limited predestination … Ballentine's law dictionary
predestination — [n] destiny course of events, divine decree, fate, foreordination, fortune, God’s will, inevitability, karma, kismet*, ordinance, portion, predetermination, way the ball bounces*, way the cookie crumbles*, what is written*; concept 679 … New thesaurus
predestination — [prē des΄tə nā′shən] n. [ME predestinacioun < LL(Ec) praedestinatio] 1. Theol. the doctrine that 2. a) God foreordained everything that would happen b) God predestines certain souls to salvation and, esp. in Calvinism, others to damnation 3. a … English World dictionary
destiny — [n] fate afterlife, break*, breaks*, certainty, circumstance, conclusion, condition, constellation, course of events, cup, design, divine decree, doom, expectation, finality, foreordination, fortune, future, happenstance, hereafter, horoscope,… … New thesaurus
Predestination paradoxes in fiction — Many fictional and mythological works have dealt with various circumstances that can logically arise from time travel, usually dealing with paradoxes. The predestination paradox is a common literary device.Mythology/Self Fulfilling ProphecyWhile… … Wikipedia
Predestination (Calvinism) — The Calvinistic doctrine of predestination is a doctrine of Calvinism which deals with the question of the control God exercises over the world. In the words of the Westminster Confession of Faith, God freely and unchangeably ordained whatsoever… … Wikipedia
