"predestinative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + destinative. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|destinative}} pre- + destinative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} predestinative (not comparable)
  1. Determining beforehand; predestinating. Tags: not-comparable
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          "text": "The predestinative force of a free agent's own will in certain absolute acts, determinations, or elections, and in respect of which acts it is one either with the divine or the devilish will; and if the former, the conclusions to be drawn from God's goodness, faithfulness, and spiritual presence; these supply grounds of argument of a very different character […]",
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