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    Preordained
    /ˌprēôrˈdānd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of an outcome or course of action) decided or determined beforehand; predestined: "a divinely preordained plan of creation"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › preordainPreordain Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PREORDAIN is to decree or ordain in advance : foreordain.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREORDAINED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    verb [ T ] formaluk/ˌpriː.ɔːˈdeɪn/us/ˌpriː.ɔːrˈdeɪn/. ( especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: [ + to infinitive ] Illness and suffering seemed (to be) preordained to be her lot.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPREORDAINED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌpriː.ɔːˈdeɪn / us / ˌpriː.ɔːrˈdeɪn / ( especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: [ + to infinitive ] Illness and suffering seemed (to be) preordained to be her lot.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPREORDAIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ( especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: [ + to infinitive ] Illness and suffering seemed (to be) preordained to be her lot. His life seems to have followed a preordained path / direction. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREORDAINED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that something is preordained, you mean you believe it to be happening in the way that has been decided by a power such as God or fate.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › preordainPreordain - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To preordain something is to decide that it is going to happen in the future, or to influence it to happen. You might believe that your genes preordain you to be a great math student if both of your parents are brilliant mathematicians.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpreordained adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of preordained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › preordainPREORDAIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Preordain definition: to ordain beforehand; foreordain.. See examples of PREORDAIN used in a sentence.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › preordainedpreordained | meaning of preordained in Longman Dictionary of ...

    preordained meaning, definition, what is preordained: if something is preordained, it is certa...: Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREORDAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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