predestination
Syllables: pre·des·ti·na·tion/pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
predestination noun: the doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
Noun
predestination (countable and uncountable, plural predestinations)
predestination meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
predestination in Hindi
- predestination
- तक़दीर taqdīr
predestination in Urdu
- predestination, destiny, divine decree, fate
- قضا qazā
- predestination
- تقدیر taqdīr
predestination in Bengali
- অদৃষ্টবাদ, পূর্বনির্ধারিত ভাগ্য
predestination in Telugu
- destiny or fate
- ప్రారబ్ధము prārabdhamu
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- predestination in Kannada
- ಹಣೆಬರೆಹ, ಹಣೆಬರಹ, ಅದೃಷ್ಟ, ನಿಯತಿ
- predestination in Persian
- تقدیر taqdir
- predestination in Vietnamese
- tiền định
Synonyms of predestination
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Forms of predestination
| plural | predestinations |
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Origin of predestination
From Middle English predestinacion, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedēstinātiō. By surface analysis, predestine + -ation. Displaced native Old English foreteohhung.
Words formed from predestination
Words that rhyme with predestination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about predestination
- What does predestination mean?
- Predestination means the doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
- What is predestination in Hindi?
- Predestination in Hindi is तक़दीर (taqdīr). See Predestination meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is predestination?
- Predestination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce predestination?
- Predestination is pronounced /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of predestination?
- The plural of predestination is predestinations.
Words near predestination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: predestination (page history and authors); तक़दीर (Hindi) (page history and authors); تقدیر (Urdu) (page history and authors); predestination (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predestination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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