Pre-dĕs'tĭ-nā'tĭon, n.

n. [Lat. prædestinatio, Fr. prédestination, Pr. predestinacio, Sp. predestinacion, It. predestinazione.] 1. The act of predestinating, or of foreordaining events. Predestination had overruled their will. Milton. 2. (Theol.) The purpose of God from eternity respecting all events; often, the pre-assignment or allotment of men to everlasting happiness or misery.