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
preordination (usually uncountable, plural preordinations)
The state or process of things being preordained.
preordination (not comparable)
Before ordination.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*or`di*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. préordination.]
Definition: The act of foreordaining: previous determination. "The preordination of God." Bale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
