"predeterminism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: predeterminisms [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French prédéterminisme, equivalent to pre- + determinism or predetermine + -ism. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|prédéterminisme}} Borrowed from French prédéterminisme, {{affix|en|pre-|determinism}} pre- + determinism, {{affix|en|predetermine|-ism}} predetermine + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} predeterminism (usually uncountable, plural predeterminisms)
  1. The belief that all events that occur have already been determined. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Religion Related terms: determinism, predestination, predetermined Translations (belief): 先决论 (Chinese Mandarin), 예정설 (yejeongseol) (alt: 豫定說) (Korean)

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