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Antonyms for predetermination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pree-di-tur-min
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri dɪˈtɜr mɪn



Definition of predetermination

Origin :
  • 1630s; see predetermine + -ation.
  • As in motivation : noun ambition, inspiration
  • As in predestination : noun destiny
  • As in force majeure : noun uncontrollable event
  • As in : noun fate
  • As in destiny : noun fate
  • As in doom : noun fate or decision, usually unpleasant
Example sentences :
  • God's absolute decree and predetermination of all events, good or evil.
  • Extract from : « The Arabian Nights Entertainments » by Anonymous
  • But the predetermination of the new Thomists is not perhaps exactly that which one needs.
  • Extract from : « Theodicy » by G. W. Leibniz
  • That is involved in prevision and predetermination, and forms the reason thereof.
  • Extract from : « Theodicy » by G. W. Leibniz
  • It heard with predetermination, and decided without evidence.
  • Extract from : « Brave Men and Women » by O.E. Fuller
  • This is indeed shifting the argument; for if Gods knowledge makes an event certain, of course it is not his predetermination.
  • Extract from : « Calvinistic Controversy » by Wilbur Fisk
  • What effect this predetermination of character has had upon his artistic development shall be discussed in another place.
  • Extract from : « John Greenleaf Whittier » by W. Sloane Kennedy
  • The man who pays is the real enthusiast; he comes with a predetermination to be amused, and his spirit is exalted accordingly.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Magazine, Vol III, June 1851 » by Various
  • Predetermination on the part of many has been fatal to the value of their field work.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899 » by Various
  • This circumstance wears the look of almost a predetermination to accept defeat.
  • Extract from : « The Campaign of Chancellorsville » by Theodore A. Dodge
  • But in her heart she was convinced of its predetermination by some power other than her own volition.
  • Extract from : « The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Synonyms for predetermination

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