foredoom

It is impossible that God can love the whole world, and yet foredoom millions to be lost.

The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election Robert Wallace

They must be of the style prevalent at the date of the play; Colonial clothes in a Mid-Victorian setting foredoom the play to failure.

Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 Lillian Eichler Watson

There is no halfway business of ghastly wounds which foredoom survival as a cripple.

My Second Year of the War Frederick Palmer 1915

Therefore racial heredity does not foredoom any people to remain in a low status of culture; only it must be taken into account in explaining the cultural conditions of all peoples, and especially in planning for a people's social amelioration.

Sociology and Modern Social Problems 1909

To make his first experiment in maneuvering against such an expert in the science of war as Lee, would have been to foredoom himself to defeat.

On the Trail of Grant and Lee Frederick Trevor Hill 1898

She then did sow, and France nigh unto death foredoom.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

"It pleased the Lord," continued Mr. Jekyl, "to foredoom the race of Ham --"

Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. In Two Volumes. Vol. II 1856

The performers were anything but word perfect and hopelessly forgot or confused their business, which, more especially in a play of such a type as this romantic comedy so full of busy and complicated detail demanding close and continuous attention, was enough to mystify the audience completely and foredoom the piece to failure.

The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I Aphra Behn 1664

Vhen next he looks through Galilaeo's eyes; ind hence th 'egregious wizard fhall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.

The Works of the English Poets.: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical 1779

Here Britain's ftatefmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign Tyrants, and of Nymphs at home;

The Beauties of English Poesy 1767