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predestined
adjective /ˌpriːˈdes.tɪnd/Definition
› If an action or event is predestined, it is controlled by God or by fate: It seems the expedition is predestined to fail because there have been so many problems.Fate and destiny
(Definition of predestined adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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