preordination
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pre- + ordination
Noun[edit]
preordination (usually uncountable, plural preordinations)
- The state or process of things being preordained.
- 2009 September 24, Ginia Bellafante, “Fearing a Future They’ve Seen”, in New York Times[1]:
- In the years since 9/11, producers have found rich thematic material in the arguments for and against preordination, resulting in series like “The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Lost” and now “FlashForward,” which begins in such a spirit of bracing suspense that I am challenged to recall another pilot that lured me so quickly into addiction.
Adjective[edit]
preordination (not comparable)
- Before ordination.
Related terms[edit]
With prefixes