predestinationist

[US]/ˌpriːˌdestɪˈneɪʃənɪst/
[UK]/ˌpriːˌdestɪˈneɪʃənɪst/

Translation

n.a person who believes in predestination; one who subscribes to the doctrine that all events are predetermined by God or fate
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

predestinationist beliefs

predestinationist theology

predestinationist doctrine

predestinationist view

predestinationist interpretation

a predestinationist

the predestinationist

predestinationist philosophy

predestinationist thought

predestinationist theory

Example Sentences

the staunch predestinationist argued that free will is merely an illusion.

as a strict predestinationist, he believed every event was foreordained by god.

she rejected the predestinationist view in favor of a philosophy of radical freedom.

the novel features a brooding predestinationist who struggles with his lack of agency.

debates between the predestinationist and the libertarian thinker often become heated.

the theologian outlined a classic predestinationist interpretation of the scriptures.

critics labeled the philosopher a fatalistic predestinationist after his latest lecture.

a predestinationist perspective suggests that history follows an inevitable path.

many find the predestinationist outlook too deterministic and pessimistic to accept.

the predestinationist doctrine asserts that all events have been willed by the divine.

he adopted a predestinationist attitude towards his own career failures.

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