Definition

A person who believes in or teaches the idea that events, especially those related to fate or salvation, are predetermined or fixed in advance.

Example

The predestinator argued that our lives are guided by a divine plan that we cannot change.

Conversation

Have you ever thought about what it means to be a predestinator?

Not really, what’s that all about?

It's someone who believes that everything in life is preordained.

Oh, that’s interesting! I guess it makes you think about free will.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Predestinator → It is formed from "prae-" (meaning before) and "destinare" (meaning to determine or establish). The word refers to someone who determines or establishes a fate or destiny beforehand.

Memory Tip

Think of someone who 'determines' ('destinare') a fate 'before' ('prae-') it happens — that's what a predestinator does.

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