foreordination

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The son of a Congregational minister who believed in predestination and foreordination, he himself began with an intention of entering the ministry; but, after two years' preparation, turned to the law and politics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Origin and destiny did not trouble them; predestination and justification by faith were not even in their curriculum; foreordination and baptism were to them problems not to be taken seriously.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists by Hubbard, Elbert

As a proof of universal foreordination, the passage proves nothing.

From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert

And it come over me all at once, Maria, that the doctrine of foreordination holds good with things as well as people.

From Clover and Blue Grass by Hall, Eliza Calvert

In the first place, we object to the doctrine of universal foreordination because, if adhered to, it makes science and philosophy impossible.

From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert