Foreordain: meaning, definitions and examples
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foreordain
[ fɔːˈɔːdeɪn ]
religious
To predestine or determine beforehand.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He believed that his fate was foreordained by a higher power.
- The prophecy foreordained the coming of a great leader.
formal
To ordain or appoint beforehand.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The committee foreordained him as the new chairman.
- She felt like her success was foreordained from the beginning.
Translations
Translations of the word "foreordain" in other languages:
🇵🇹 predestinar
🇮🇳 पूर्वनियत करना
🇩🇪 vorherbestimmen
🇮🇩 menentukan sebelumnya
🇺🇦 наперед призначити
🇵🇱 przeznaczać
🇯🇵 予定する
🇫🇷 prédestiner
🇪🇸 predestinar
🇹🇷 önceden belirlemek
🇰🇷 미리 정하다
🇸🇦 قَدَّرَ
🇨🇿 předurčit
🇸🇰 predurčiť
🇨🇳 预定
🇸🇮 predodrediti
🇮🇸 forskipa
🇰🇿 алдын ала белгілеу
🇬🇪 წინასწარ განსაზღვრა
🇦🇿 əvvəlcədən təyin etmək
🇲🇽 predestinar
Word origin
The word 'foreordain' has its origins in Middle English, derived from the combination of 'fore' and 'ordain'. The concept of predestination has been a topic of philosophical and religious debate for centuries, with various interpretations across different belief systems. The idea of foreordaining events or outcomes is often associated with notions of fate, destiny, and divine will.
See also: foreordained, ordain, preordain, preordained.