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предназначе́ние — meaning in English

prednaznacheniye

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English meaning

  • designation noun The act of officially naming or selecting something, or the name/title given.
  • destination noun The place someone or something is travelling to or being sent to.
  • predestination noun The Christian doctrine that God has decided in advance who will be saved, so that a person's eternal fate is settled by divine choice rather than earned by their own actions.
  • purpose noun The reason something exists or is done; its intended goal.

Senses

предназначе́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • designation Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.
  • destination Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
  • predestination (theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
  • predestination Destiny or fate.
  • purpose The end for which something is done, is made or exists.

destination — full definition

  1. noun The place someone or something is travelling to or being sent to.
  2. noun A place that people specifically choose to visit, especially for a holiday.

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