pre·des·ti·na·tion (pr?-d?s?t?-n??sh?n)n.1. The act of predestining or the condition of being predestined.2. Theology a. The doctrine that God has foreordained all things, especially that God has elected certain souls to eternal salvation.b. The divine decree foreordaining all souls to either salvation or damnation.c. The act of God foreordaining all things gone before and to come.3. Destiny; fate.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.predestination (pri??d?st??ne???n) n1. (Theology) theol a. the act of God foreordaining every event from eternityb. the doctrine or belief, esp associated with Calvin, that the final salvation of some of mankind is foreordained from eternity by God2. the act of predestining or the state of being predestinedCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pre?des?ti?na?tion (pr??d?s t??ne? ??n, ?pri d?s-) n. 1. an act of predestinating or predestining. 2. the state of being predestinated or predestined. 3. fate; destiny. [1300?50; Middle English