predestination
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While both statesmen were deists who believed in predestination and embraced the rational philosophy of the Enlightenment, they had different conceptions of what enlightened government meant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Linda does not believe in the predestination of zodiac signs, but there is nothing stopping her from choosing to represent her own, at her own free will.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
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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