FOREDOOMS

Verb

foredooms

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foredoom

Source: Wiktionary


FOREDOOM

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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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