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foredetermine en · VERB

Etymology

From fore- + determine.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine.
   • But more to the point was Peirce's observation that Carus's reconciliation of religion and science constituted "an endeavor to reach a foredetermined conclusion." 2004, Paul Carus, Martin Verhoven, The gospel of Buddha according to old records:
   • The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict. 1847, The National preacher, volumes 21-22:
   • If God plans, foredetermines and predestinates each and every deed of a man's life, powerfully controlling all circumstances, all persons, even all forces of whatever variety and magnitude that affects his life, can that man be truly free? 2007, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Horatius Bonar, God's Will, Man's Will and Free Will:
   • This is not to say that one has access to an eternal blueprint or that one is merely going along with some foredetermined cosmic plan. 1986, Daniel A. Helminiak, The same Jesus: a contemporary Christology:
   • The answer made to this is, in effect, that although the will is in such a sense a power of contrary choice or self- determination that God cannot foredetermine its action without restraint upon this power and destruction of its freedom [...] 1864, Bibliotheca sacra and theological review, volume 21:

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