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Meaning of PREORDINATION

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  (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)
 

PREORDINATION is a 13 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: foreordination, predestination, predetermination
 
 See Also: theological doctrine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pre*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]ordination.]
The act of foreordaining: previous determination. ``The
preordination of God.'' --Bale.

 

 

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