Definition of "predestines" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predestine. (verb)

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• "Ironically, however, he at the same time also subscribed to the view that God predestines our fate even before we are born."
• "For your information ma'am, the recognized scientific community has confirmed many times that there is no genetic marker that predestines an individual to be homosexual."
• "To me, the problematic medieval bulls imply either (a) that God doesn't love most of humanity and predestines them to damnation -- a very Calvinist view -- or else (b) they are too exclusivist in their language to fully explain the reality."