Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Predetermination \Pre`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
   pr['e]d['e]termination.]
   The act of previous determination; a purpose formed
   beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will.
   --Hammond.

Source : WordNet®

predetermination
     n 1: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the
          doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has
          foreordained every event throughout eternity (including
          the final salvation of mankind) [syn: {predestination},
          {foreordination}, {preordination}]
     2: the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to
        take place