1. People who believe in or advocate the doctrine of predestination, especially the theological view that God has predetermined all events and the salvation or damnation of all souls.
Usage: plural form; theological; often used in historical religious contexts

Examples

• The predestinarians of the Reformation era debated whether human free will could exist alongside divine foreknowledge.
• Many Calvinist predestinarians held that God had already chosen the elect before the foundation of the world.
• The predestinarians argued that God's omniscience meant all future events were already determined.
• In medieval theology, predestinarians and their opponents engaged in fierce intellectual disputes.
• Some predestinarians believed that understanding God's plan was beyond human comprehension.