Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun predetermination

3 senses of predetermination

Sense 1
predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination -- ((theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind))
       => theological doctrine -- (the doctrine of a religious group)

Sense 2
predetermination -- (a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong")
       => decision, determination, conclusion -- (a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination")

Sense 3
predetermination -- (the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place)
       => determination, finding -- (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures")