noun
- plural of preordainment; instances or acts of ordaining, appointing, or determining something in advance or by divine will
Usage: formal; often theological or philosophical; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The theologian debated whether human choices were truly free or merely preordainments of divine providence.
- Some philosophers argue that all events are preordainments written into the fabric of the universe.
- The preordainments of fate seemed to guide the characters through their tragic journey.
- Religious texts often speak of preordainments as part of God's eternal plan.
- He questioned whether his life's path was a series of preordainments or the result of his own decisions.