Religious Studies A-Level
Predestination
What Predestination means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Predestination
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Reference: OCR
The doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul.
Topics that use Predestination
- Developments in Christian Thought (OCR A-Level)
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