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foreordination

fore·or·di·na·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-awr-dn-ey-shuh n, fohr-]
    • /ˌfɔr ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən, ˌfoʊr-/
    • /fˌɔːrɔːdɪnˈeɪʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-awr-dn-ey-shuh n, fohr-]
    • /ˌfɔr ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən, ˌfoʊr-/

Definitions of foreordination word

  • noun foreordination previous ordination or appointment. 1
  • noun foreordination predestination. 1
  • noun foreordination Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination. 1

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Origin of foreordination

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; fore- + ordination

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Parts of speech for Foreordination

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

foreordination popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for foreordination

noun foreordination

  • prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
  • circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
  • intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
  • future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
  • objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.

Antonyms for foreordination

noun foreordination

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
  • concept — A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
  • theory — a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
  • continuity — Continuity is the fact that something continues to happen or exist, with no great changes or interruptions.
  • misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.

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