词典释义：
释义
n.
the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin.
【基督教神学】 （神意预定要发生的，尤指获救与否）得救预定论（尤与希波的圣奥古斯丁和加尔文的学说相关）。
词源
"Middle English： from ecclesiastical Latin
