predestination
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Such theological reasoning is serious, stalwart and chilly, not unrelated to the cold logic of double predestination and the denial of free will.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
That autonomy keeps “Maria” from being a thematic gut punch about predestination like Larraín’s other outings, but Jolie’s stunning central performance makes up for what the film’s story lacks.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
Gail fed her children’s developing minds with notions of predestination, aliens and the occult.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
He said: “It’s an attempt to predict the future, which is, of course, impossible. So it ties into the themes of fate, predestination, and the unpredictability of the future.”
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024
From there I got to thinking about predestination.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Vocabulary lists containing predestination
World Religions
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Chapter 20: Renaissance and Reformation
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The Renaissance and Reformation, Lessons 3–4
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