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predestination

[pri-des-tuh-ney-shuhn, pree-des-] / prɪˌdɛs təˈneɪ ʃən, ˌpri dɛs- /


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While both statesmen were deists who believed in predestination and embraced the rational philosophy of the Enlightenment, they had different conceptions of what enlightened government meant.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Gail fed her children’s developing minds with notions of predestination, aliens and the occult.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2024

He said: “It’s an attempt to predict the future, which is, of course, impossible. So it ties into the themes of fate, predestination, and the unpredictability of the future.”

From BBC Jul. 15, 2024

Where the first season was an examination of predestination, these new episodes play with determinism.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2023

From there I got to thinking about predestination.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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