predetermination
NOUN
16 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
predetermination is a valid 16-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1D2E1T1E1R1M3I1N1A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does predetermination mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
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).
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2
A mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something.
“he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong”
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3
The act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place.
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