Definition of "foreknown" [foreknown]

• Past participle of foreknow. (verb)

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• "'When it is increased to certainty, freedom ceases, because that cannot be certainly foreknown, which is not certain at the time; but if it be certain at the time, it is a contradiction in terms to maintain that there can be afterwards any contingency dependent upon the exercise of will or any thing else.'"
• "'When it is increased to _certainty_, freedom ceases, because that cannot be certainly foreknown, which is not certain at the time; but if it be certain at the time, it is a contradiction in terms to maintain that there can be afterwards any _contingency_ dependent upon the exercise of will or any thing else.'"
• "Right, but that's a rather rigid view as though "foreknown" can't be a part of an overall foreordained scheme."