Having been promised or pledged in advance; assured or committed to beforehand.
From 'fore-' (before) + 'promised' (past participle of promise). Describes something that was committed to ahead of time.
The concept of forepromised land—territory assigned to you before you've even arrived—appears throughout history, from biblical Exodus to colonial America, but often led to heartbreak when reality didn't match the promise.
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