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Webster 1913 Edition
Predestinate
Pre-des′ti-nate
,Adj.
[L.
praedestinatus
, p. p. of praedestinare
to predestine; prae
before + destinare
to determine. See Destine
.] Predestinated; foreordained; fated.
“A predestinate scratched face.” Shak.
Pre-des′ti-nate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Predestinated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Predestinating
.] [Cf.
Predestine
.] To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preëlect.
Whom he did foreknow, he also did
predestinate
to be conformed to the image of his Son. Rom. viii. 29.
Syn. – To predetermine; foreordain; preordain; decree; predestine; foredoom.
Webster 1828 Edition
Predestinate
PREDES'TINATE
,Adj.
PREDES'TINATE
,Verb.
T.
To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose.
Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. Rom.8.
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself. Eph.1.