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- Dictionarypreordained/ˌprēôrˈdānd/
adjective
- 1. (of an outcome or course of action) decided or determined beforehand; predestined: "a divinely preordained plan of creation"
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The meaning of PREORDAIN is to decree or ordain in advance : foreordain.
verb [ T ] formaluk/ˌpriː.ɔːˈdeɪn/us/ˌpriː.ɔːrˈdeɪn/ ( especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: [ + to infinitive ] Illness and suffering seemed (to be) preordained to be her lot. His life seems to have followed a preordained path / direction.
verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌpriː.ɔːˈdeɪn / us / ˌpriː.ɔːrˈdeɪn /. ( especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: [ + to infinitive ] Illness and suffering seemed (to be) preordained to be her lot.
( especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: [ + to infinitive ] Illness and suffering seemed (to be) preordained to be her lot. His life seems to have followed a preordained path / direction. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
If you say that something is preordained, you mean you believe it to be happening in the way that has been decided by a power such as God or fate.
ordination. the "ordain" family. To preordain something is to decide that it is going to happen in the future, or to influence it to happen. You might believe that your genes preordain you to be a great math student if both of your parents are brilliant mathematicians.
Definition of preordained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tr to ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand. Discover More. Derived Forms. preordination, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. pre·or·di·na·tion [ pree-awr-dn-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun. un pre·or·dained adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of preordain 1. First recorded in 1525–35; pre- + ordain. Discover More.
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verb transitive. to ordain or decree beforehand; foreordain. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. preordination (ˌpreˌordiˈnation) (ˌpriˌɔrdənˈeɪʃən ) noun. Word origin. LL praeordinare: see pre- & ordain. Word Frequency. preordain in American English
