# predestination

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #52,566

## Definitions
1. The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
2. The doctrine that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.
3. Destiny or fate.

## Etymology
From Middle English predestinacion, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedēstinātiō. By surface analysis, predestine + -ation. Displaced native Old English foreteohhung.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/predestination