PREDESTINARIAN

predestinarian

(adjective) of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination

fatalist, determinist, predestinarian, predestinationist

(noun) anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

predestinarian (not comparable)

(chiefly, theology) Of or relating to predestination. [from 17th c.]

Noun

predestinarian (plural predestinarians)

One who believes in predestination. [from 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*des`ti*na"ri*an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to predestination; as, the predestinarian controversy. Waterland.

Pre*des`ti*na"ri*an, n.

Definition: One who believes in or supports the doctrine of predestination. Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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