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destiny

des·tiny

US/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ common

noun

1.

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

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2.

the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman)

  • “we are helpless in the face of Destiny”
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3.

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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Origin

From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.

Phrases

  • date with destiny
  • manifest destiny

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