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What does predestine mean?

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  1. (transitive) To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
  2. (theology) To foreordain by divine will.
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We agree with Calvinists that God has the power and the knowledge to do what Calvinists say God has done, namely, predestine that some people will be saved and others not.
His impressive presence and absolute commitment to performing well, combined with incredible scope and a perfect jumping technique predestine this stallion for a big-time career in show jumping and breeding.
Independence, impartiality and experience as a mediator predestine the notary for this task.
The first act of God to remedy the damage and danger, was to predestine an elect people to be restored to the image of his son.
He lived, as it were, under the shadow of some fatal curse which seemed to predestine all his actions to failure.
Although nothing in his immediate background appeared to predestine him for a music career.

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