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1. (n.) destiny
something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune.
2. destiny
the predetermined, usu. inevitable, course of events.
3. destiny
the power or agency that determines the course of events.
Etymology: (1275–1325; destinee < OF, n. use of fem. ptp. of destiner to destine)
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1. (noun) destiny, fate
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
2. (noun) destiny, fate
the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
"we are helpless in the face of destiny"
3. (noun) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
"whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
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1. (noun) destiny
the way your life will develop in the future
It was not his destiny to remain poor.
2. destiny
a force some believe controls everything that happens; = fate
Do you believe in destiny?
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) destiny
that to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom
2. (noun) destiny
the fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual
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Sense: the power which appears or is thought to control events; fate
We are all subject to the tricks played by destiny.
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 Afrikaans: noodlot |
 Arabic: قَدَر، مَقْدور |
 Bulgarian: съдба |
 Brazilian: destino |
 Czech: osud |
 German: das Schicksal |
 Danish: skæbne |
 Greek: πεπρωμένο |
 Spanish: destino, sino |
 Estonian: saatus |
 Farsi: تقدیر؛ قضا و قدر |
 Finnish: kohtalo |
 French: destin |
 Hebrew: גוֹרָל |
 Hindi: किस्मत |
 Croatian: sudbina, usud |
 Hungarian: sors |
 Indonesian: takdir |
 Icelandic: örlög |
 Italian: destino |
 Japanese: 運命 |
 Korean: 운명 |
 Lithuanian: likimas |
 Latvian: liktenis |
 Malay: takdir |
 Dutch: noodlot |
 Norwegian: skjebne(n) |
 Polish: przeznaczenie |
 Persian: تقدیر؛ قضا و قدر |
 Pashto: تقدير يه اسرنوشت، قسمت |
 Portuguese: destino |
 Romanian: destin |
 Russian: судьба |
 Slovak: osud |
 Slovenian: usoda |
 Serbian: sudbina |
 Swedish: ödet, [livs]öde |
 Thai: ชะตากรรม |
 Turkish: kader, alın yazısı |
 Taiwanese: 命運 |
 Ukrainian: доля; приречення |
 Urdu: تقدیر |
 Vietnamese: số mệnh |
 Chinese: 命运 |
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