Predestination
[priː,destɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] or [,pridɛstɪ'neʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) (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).
(noun.) previous determination as if by destiny or fate.
整理:帕斯夸里--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of predestinating.
(n.) The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism.
丹整理
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Predetermination, foreordination.
錄入:威廉敏娜
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Foreordainment, foredoom, necessity, fate, election, preordination,predetermination
ANT:Freewill, freedom, volition, choice, spontaneity
手打:奥斯伯特
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. This doctrine should not be confused with that of foreordination which means that all things are programmed but does not affirm their occurrence that being only an implication from other doctrines by which this is entailed. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink to say nothing of the gore. With the distinction of the two doctrines kept well in mind and a reverent belief in both one may hope to escape perdition if spared.
編輯:史蒂夫