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foreordination

[ fawr-awr-dn-ey-shuh n, fohr- ]

/ ˌfɔr ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən, ˌfoʊr- /

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noun

previous ordination or appointment.

predestination.

Origin of foreordination

First recorded in 1620–30; fore- + ordination

Words nearby foreordination

forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, forensics, foreordain, foreordinate, foreordination, forepart, forepassed, forepaw, forepeak, foreperson

Example sentences from the Web for foreordination

And it come over me all at once, Maria, that the doctrine of foreordination holds good with things as well as people.

Clover and Blue Grass |Eliza Calvert Hall
The various explanations and definitions that have been given to foreordination, have already been noticed.

Calvinistic Controversy |Wilbur Fisk
Here was a foreordination as pointed as the index-finger of a guide-post.

The Valiants of Virginia |Hallie Erminie Rives
Parson Reid, he's a worthy creatur', but he never seems to have nothin' to say about foreordination and them p'ints.

Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches |Sarah Orne Jewett

When he is wound up he will break out in a cold sepulchral tone with, firstly: "foreordination!"

Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales |Robert L. Taylor