foreordination是什么意思？

foreordination

英[ˌfɔ:rɔ:dɪ'neɪʃən] 美[ˌfoʊrɔdə'neɪʃən]

• n. 宿命，预定，注定；

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)