foreordained

fɔːrərˈdeɪnd

Definition

Definition of foreordained - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

inevitable event

Rare

certain to happen because it was decided in advance

Rare

Many believed their meeting was foreordained.
She felt her career path was foreordained since childhood.
They argued the outcome was not foreordained but hard-earned.

inevitable

predestined

preordained

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Origin of foreordained

Middle English, for- (before) + ordain (to order)

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French:prédestiné, ...
German:vorherbestimmt, ...
Italian:predestinato, ...
Spanish:predestinado, ...
Portuguese:predestinado, ...
Chinese:注定的, ...
Japanese:運命づけられた, ...
Arabic:مقدَّر سلفًا, ...
Hebrew:קָבוּעַ מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:предопределённый, ...
Ukrainian:наперед визначений, ...
Hindi:पूर्वनिर्धारित, ...
Bengali:অগ্রনির্ধারিত, ...
Catalan:predestinat, ...
Czech:předurčený, ...
Danish:forudbestemt, ...
Dutch:voorbestemd, ...
Greek:προδιαγεγραμμένος, ...
Hungarian:eleve elrendelt, ...
Khmer:ដែលត្រូវបានកំណត់ទុកជាមុន, ...
Korean:미리 정해진, ...
Persian:مقدر, ...
Polish:z góry przeznaczony, ...
Portuguese (BR):predestinado, ...
Romanian:predestinat, ...
Swedish:förutbestämd, ...
Thai:ถูกกำหนดไว้ล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:kaderde yazılı, ...
Vietnamese:được định sẵn, ...

foreordain

ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn

Definition of foreordain - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

predestination religion

Rare

decide events or outcomes in advance, often by divine will

Rare

Many believe fate foreordains our lives.
The prophet claimed God foreordains every destiny.
They argued that scripture foreordains kingship succession.

ordain

predestine

preordain

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Origin of foreordain

Old English, fore- (before) + ordain (appoint)

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French:prédestiner, ...
German:vorherbestimmen, ...
Italian:predestinare, ...
Spanish:predestinar, ...
Portuguese:predestinar, ...
Chinese:注定, ...
Japanese:あらかじめ定める, ...
Arabic:قَدَّرَ مُسْبَقًا, ...
Hebrew:לְגָזֵר מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:предопределять, ...
Ukrainian:призначати наперед, ...
Hindi:पूर्व निर्धारित करना, ...
Bengali:ভাগ্য পূর্বনির্ধারিত করা, ...
Catalan:predestinar, ...
Czech:předurčit, ...
Danish:forudbestemme, ...
Dutch:voorbestemmen, ...
Greek:προορίζω, ...
Hungarian:eleve elrendelni, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ទុកជាមុន, ...
Korean:미리 정하다, ...
Persian:از پیش مقدر کردن, ...
Polish:przeznaczyć z góry, ...
Portuguese (BR):predestinar, ...
Romanian:a A predestina, ...
Swedish:förutbestämma, ...
Thai:ลิขิตไว้ล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:önceden belirlemek, ...
Vietnamese:định trước, ...

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