Predestinarian refers to a belief in predestination, which is the idea that God has predetermined all events and outcomes, including who will be saved or damned. Some possible synonyms for predestinarian include fatalistic, deterministic, and predeterministic. Fatalistic suggests a resigned acceptance of fate, while deterministic emphasizes the importance of cause-and-effect in shaping events. Predeterministic emphasizes the idea that all outcomes have been determined in advance. Other related terms include providentialism, which emphasizes the idea of God's intervention in earthly affairs, and theistic determinism, which combines belief in God with a deterministic view of the universe.