predestination
n[U]1
(a) theory or belief that everything that happens has been predetermined by God and that man cannot change it 宿命论.
(b) destiny that cannot be changed; fate 命运; 造化.
2 doctrine or belief that God has decreed in advance that certain souls will be saved and others will not 得救预定论(认为上帝已预先选定某些灵魂得救, 余者受咒诅).
🗣️ 情景例句
That idea would never work in practice.
那种设想永远实现不了。
Trust thyself only,and another shall not betray thee.