predestine

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

Tell what the following words mean: prefix, predict, prepare, prejudge, prescribe, predestine, precaution, precursor, prefigure, prearrange.

From De La Salle Fifth Reader by Christian Brothers

"But to whom dost Thou predestine the honor, holiness?"

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 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

There were no bits of cardboard with the names of stations printed on them to predestine our way; no baggage checks to consign our belongings to fixed destinations.

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Frank W. Hutchins

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

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 Thomas Aquinas

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 Thomas Aquinas

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 Thomas Aquinas

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

But for Escola, it seemed almost predestined, spoken into the universe so frequently it had to become true.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025

Artificial intelligence seems predestined to become a bigger part of our lives.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2023

“And the bottles come in here to be predestined in detail.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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