foreordain
Determine in advance
To foreordain is to determine or decree something in advance, especially by divine will.
The word carries theological weight—God foreordains events, destinies, or the elect.
Outside religious contexts, it suggests inevitability: The outcome seemed foreordained from the start.
Related to predestine, though foreordain emphasizes the act of ordering rather than mere destination.
Divinely predetermined fate
- predestineDetermine fate in advance
- predestinedDecided in advance
- divineOf or from gods
- providenceDivine protective care
omniscience · foreknowledge · election · theology · decree · decreed · ordained · sovereignty
Foretelling of future events
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- foretoldPredicted future events
revelation · vision · harbinger · omen · augury · prognostication · presage · sibyl
Established beforehand
- destinedFixed by fate
- certainFree from doubt
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
irrevocable · fixed · unalterable · irreversible · sealed · fated · decided · settled
predestination
Divinely predetermined fate
- predestineDetermine fate in advance
- predestinedDecided in advance
- divineOf or from gods
providence · omniscience · foreknowledge · election · theology · decree · decreed · ordained · sovereignty · grace
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
foretold · revelation · vision · harbinger · omen · augury · prognostication · presage · sibyl · divination
predetermined
Established beforehand
- destinedFixed by fate
- certainFree from doubt
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
inescapable · irrevocable · fixed · unalterable · irreversible · sealed · fated · decided · settled · appointed
foreordainleave to chance
Act without ensuring outcome
randomize · improvise · contingent · indeterminate · accidental