| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (I) Individual Volition | | Section I. Volition in General |
| 1. Acts of Volition |
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| 611. Predetermination. |
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| NOUN: | PREDETERMINATION, predestination, preordination, premeditation, predeliberation; foregone conclusion; parti pris [F.]; resolve, propendency [obs.]; intention [See Intention]; project [See Plan]; fate, foredoom, necessity.
SCHEDULE, list, calendar, docket [U. S.], slate [pol. cant, U. S.], register, roster, poll, muster, draft, cadre [F.], panel.
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| VERB: | PREDETERMINE, predestine, preordain, premeditate, preresolve, preconcert; resolve beforehand.
LIST, schedule, docket [U. S.], slate [U. S.], register, poll, empanel, draft.
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| ADJECTIVE: | PREMEDITATED &c. v.; predesigned; prepense, advised, studied, designed, calculated; aforethought; intended [See Intention]; foregone.
WELL-LAID, well-devised, well-weighed; maturely considered; cut-and-dried, slated [pol. cant, U. S.]; cunning.
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| ADVERB: | ADVISEDLY &c. adj.; with premeditation, deliberately, all things considered, with eyes open, in cold blood; intentionally [See Intention].
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| QUOTATION: | With Earth’s first Clay They did the Last Man knead.—Omar Khayyám—Fitzgerald |
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