present participle of 'foreordinate'; the act of arranging or determining something in advance.
From 'foreordinate' with the present participle suffix '-ing,' indicating the ongoing process of prearranging or predetermining.
The '-ing' form was crucial for theological and philosophical discourse—it let writers discuss foreordinating as an active, continuous process rather than a static state.
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