predestinarian

[ pri-des-tuh-nair-ee-uhn, pree-des- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to predestination.

  2. believing in predestination.

noun
  1. a person who believes in predestination.

Origin of predestinarian

1
First recorded in 1630–40; predestin(ation) + -arian

Other words from predestinarian

  • pre·des·ti·nar·i·an·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for predestinarian

predestinarian

/ (ˌpriːdɛstɪˈnɛərɪən) theol /


noun
  1. a person who believes in divine predestination

adjective
  1. of or relating to predestination or characterizing those who believe in it

Derived forms of predestinarian

  • predestinarianism, noun

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