FOREORDINATION
predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination
(noun) (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)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foreordination (countable and uncountable, plural foreordinations)
Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*or`di*na"tion, n.
Definition: Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination;
predestination.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition