pre·des·ti·na·tion
noun/ˌpriːdestɪˈneɪʃn/
/ˌpriːdestɪˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the theory or the belief that everything that happens has been decided or planned in advance by God or by fate and that humans cannot change it
宿命论；命定说 Word OriginMiddle English: from ecclesiastical Latin praedestinatio(n-), from praedestinare ‘make firm beforehand’, from prae ‘in advance’ + destinare ‘establish’.