/,pri:destɪ'neɪʃn; ,pridɛstə`neʃən/
n [U]1 (a) theory or belief that everything that happens has been predetermined by God and that man cannot change it 宿命论.
(b) destiny that cannot be changed; fate 命运; 造化.
2 doctrine or belief that God has decreed in advance that certain souls will be saved and others will not 得救预定论（认为上帝已预先选定某些灵魂得救, 余者受咒诅）.

n[U]
the belief that God has decided everything that will happen and that people cannot change this