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foredetermine (三人称単数 現在形 foredetermines, 現在分詞 foredetermining, 過去形および過去分詞形 foredetermined)

1. (transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine.
   • 1847, The National preacher: Volumes 21-22:

     The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict.

   • 1864, Bibliotheca sacra and theological review: Volume 21:

     The answer made to this is, in effect, that although the will is in such a sense a power of contrary choice or self- determination that God cannot foredetermine its action without restraint upon this power and destruction of its freedom [...]

   • 1986, Daniel A. Helminiak, The same Jesus: a contemporary Christology:

     This is not to say that one has access to an eternal blueprint or that one is merely going along with some foredetermined cosmic plan.

   • 2004, Paul Carus, Martin Verhoven, The gospel of Buddha according to old records:

     But more to the point was Peirce's observation that Carus's reconciliation of religion and science constituted "an endeavor to reach a foredetermined conclusion."

   • 2007, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Horatius Bonar, God's Will, Man's Will and Free Will:

     If God plans, foredetermines and predestinates each and every deed of a man's life, powerfully controlling all circumstances, all persons, even all forces of whatever variety and magnitude that affects his life, can that man be truly free?