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/pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · noun
(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate..
Use predestination when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Predestination means (theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate..
Common synonyms include doom, fortune, chance, destin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use predestination where its definition matches the intended context.
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