predestinarian
[ pri-des-tuh-nair-ee-uh n, pree-des- ]
/ prɪˌdɛs təˈnɛər i ən, ˌpri dɛs- /
adjective
of or relating to predestination.
believing in predestination.
noun
a person who believes in predestination.
Origin of predestinarian
First recorded in 1630–40;
predestin(ation) +
-arian
OTHER WORDS FROM predestinarian
pre·des·ti·nar·i·an·ism, nounWords nearby predestinarian
predecidual,
predella,
predentin,
predeposit,
predesignate,
predestinarian,
predestinate,
predestination,
predestinator,
predestine,
predeterminate
Example sentences from the Web for predestinarian
Those who did not hold the predestinarian theory were branded with reproach by the names of free-willers and Pelagians.
Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3 |Henry Hallam
British Dictionary definitions for predestinarian
predestinarian
/ (ˌpriːdɛstɪˈnɛərɪən) theol /
noun
a person who believes in divine predestination
adjective
of or relating to predestination or characterizing those who believe in it