Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antipredestinarian

/ˌæntipɹidɛstɪˈnɛɹiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tipredes-ti-nar-i-an
IPA: /ˌæntipɹidɛstɪˈnɛɹiən/

21

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to the doctrine of predestination.

Example Sentences

"Antipredestinarian ideas cropped up in many places, expressed by persons who may have had little else in common: sectaries such as the Quakers and General Baptists, democratizing radicals such as Walwyn and Winstanley, and academics such as the Cambridge Platonists Cudworth and More."
"A 17th-century controversy between the followers of Jacob Arminius and Francis Gomar over predestination was settled by the Synod of Dort (1618—1619), which condemned the antipredestinarian teachings of Arminius in its Canons of Dort."

Etymology

From anti- + predestinarian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæntipɹidɛstɪˈnɛɹiən/
British English: /ˌæntɪpɹiːdɛstɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Inflected Forms

more antipredestinarian (comparative) most antipredestinarian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce antipredestinarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntipɹidɛstɪˈnɛɹiən/.
What does antipredestinarian mean?: Opposed to the doctrine of predestination.
Where does antipredestinarian come from?: From anti- + predestinarian.

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