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foreordain

/fawr-awr-deyn, fohr-/US // ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr- //UK // (ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn) //

预示着,预先决定,预言,预先设定

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to ordain or appoint beforehand.
    • : to predestine; predetermine.

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Examples

  • Even that "in it to win it" slogan had a strong odor of arrogance about it, as if it was atempting to foreordain an outcome.

  • The word foreordain means to ordain beforehand: and the word elect means to choose.

  • As to the word foreordain, I do not recollect that it occurs in our translation.

  • Did God foreordain or choose the individuals who would compose the church?