predestine
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Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another.
From Scientific American ● May 26, 2022
Therefore now He is able not to predestine him.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
V. impend; hang over, lie over; threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face; foreordain, preordain; predestine, doom, have in store for.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
"And what dost thou predestine to me?" inquired Vatinius.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Jeremiah Curtin
V. predestine, preordain, predetermine, premeditate, resolve, concert; resolve beforehand, predesignate.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
Essentially, The Light and the Dark is a thesis novel designed to prove that a man's nature predestines his end.
From Time Magazine Archive
But neither of these things can be said of God when He predestines.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
Therefore, predestination is in the one who predestines, and not in the predestined.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
I answer that, Predestination is not anything in the predestined; but only in the person who predestines.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
Twins are considered a blessing in Yoruba culture and their names are predestined.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Loving animal prints, from what I understand, is a predestined disposition for Leo women.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Artificial intelligence seems predestined to become a bigger part of our lives.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2023
"I genuinely believe there's something predestined about it," Michael recalled.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
Pablo de Pablo’s lot in life was simple and predestined.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
During the Reformation, John Calvin asserted that hard-earned material success was a sign of God's predestining grace, thus solidifying the religious significance of work.
From Time Magazine Archive
In China, according to Dr. Dennys, the man in the moon is called Yue-lao, and he is believed to hold in his hands the power of predestining marriages.
From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Benjamin Taylor
