predestination

(noun)

The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by a God, especially that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.

Related Terms

Examples of predestination in the following topics:

  • Protestant Work Ethic and Weber

    • The Calvinist notion of predestination also meant that material wealth could be taken as a sign of salvation in the afterlife.
    • Predestination is the belief that God has chosen who will be saved and who will not.