Predetermine vs Foredetermine - What's the difference?
predetermine | foredetermine |
To determine or decide in advance.
To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
To determine beforehand; predetermine.
*1847 , The National preacher: Volumes 21-22:
*1864 , Bibliotheca sacra and theological review: Volume 21:
*1986 , Daniel A. Helminiak, The same Jesus: a contemporary Christology :
*2004 , Paul Carus, Martin Verhoven, The gospel of Buddha according to old records :
*2007 , Jonathan Edwards, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Horatius Bonar, God's Will, Man's Will and Free Will :
Foredetermine is a synonym of predetermine.
In transitive terms the difference between predetermine and foredetermine
is that predetermine is to doom by previous decree; to foredoom while foredetermine is to determine beforehand; predetermine.predetermine
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* The verb itself is not as common as the derived participial adjective predetermined.Synonyms
* (determine in advance) (l), (l)Derived terms
* (l) ----foredetermine
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(foredetermin)- The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict.
- The answer made to this is, in effect, that although the will is in such a sense a power of contrary choice or self- determination that God cannot foredetermine its action without restraint upon this power and destruction of its freedom [...]
- This is not to say that one has access to an eternal blueprint or that one is merely going along with some foredetermined cosmic plan.
- But more to the point was Peirce's observation that Carus's reconciliation of religion and science constituted "an endeavor to reach a foredetermined conclusion."
- If God plans, foredetermines and predestinates each and every deed of a man's life, powerfully controlling all circumstances, all persons, even all forces of whatever variety and magnitude that affects his life, can that man be truly free?