DESTINY

destiny, fate

(noun) an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

destiny, fate

(noun) the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); “we are helpless in the face of destiny”

fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

destiny (plural destinies)

That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will

Synonyms: fate, lot

The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

Synonym: fate

Synonyms

• fate

• orlay

Anagrams

• density

Etymology

Proper noun

Destiny

A female given name from English.

Anagrams

• density

Source: Wiktionary


Des"ti*ny, n.; pl. Destinies. Etym: [OE. destinee, destene, F. destinée, from destiner. See Destine.]

1. That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom. Thither he Will come to know his destiny. Shak. No man of woman born, Coward or brave, can shun his destiny. Bryant.

2. 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. But who can turn the stream of destiny Spenser. Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. Longfellow. The Destinies (Anc. Myth.), the three Parcæ, or Fates; the supposed powers which preside over human life, and determine its circumstances and duration. Marked by the Destinies to be avoided. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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