predestined

[ pri-des-tind ]

adjective

1. destined in advance; foreordained; predetermined:

   Many circumstances combined to mark out the English colonies of America as the predestined seat of a great free nation.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of predestine.

Other Words From

• un·pre·des·tined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of predestined¹

First recorded in 1540–50; predestine + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; predestine + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

Example Sentences

"Death is something that is predestined. I can't let fear come in the way of making a living. Sure, sometimes I want to throw the keys on the table and start afresh but it's not that easy. Temptation is everywhere and so is poverty."

From BBC

In Yoruba culture, which predominates in the south-west of the country, twins are a blessing and their names are predestined.

From BBC

Still, there is no convincing some siblings who insist their birth order has predestined their role in the family.

From New York Times

It’s time to think about how to manage the more realistic, but equally dangerous, threat AI poses to human dignity — crushing our choices — before we all stop caring about living in a predestined world of little interest to you or me.

From Seattle Times

Artificial intelligence seems predestined to become a bigger part of our lives.

From Slate

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