FOREDOOM

foredoom

(verb) doom beforehand

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

foredoom (uncountable)

A doom that is predicted; destiny.

Hypernyms

• doom

Verb

foredoom (third-person singular simple present foredooms, present participle foredooming, simple past and past participle foredoomed)

(transitive) To predestine to a doom.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fore*doom", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Foredeem.]

Definition: To doom beforehand; to predestinate. Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden.

Fore"doom`, n.

Definition: Doom or sentence decreed in advance. "A dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult." Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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