Predetermination - Definition
predetermination
n 1: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the
doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has
foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the
final salvation of mankind) [syn: predestination,
foreordination, preordination, predetermination]
2: a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent
intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a
predetermination to prove me wrong"
3: the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to
take place