des·ti·ny (d s t -n )n. pl. des·ti·nies 1. The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot. 2. A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control: "Marriage and hanging go by destiny" (Robert Burton). 3. The power or agency thought to predetermine events: Destiny brought them together. [Middle English destine, from Old French destinee, from feminine past participle of destiner, to destine, from Latin d stin re, to determine; see st- in Indo-European roots.] |
destiny [ˈdɛstɪnɪ]
n pl -nies
1. the future destined for a person or thing; fate; fortune; lot
2. the predetermined or inevitable course of events
3. (Philosophy) the ultimate power or agency that predetermines the course of events
[from Old French destinee, from destiner to destine]
Destiny [ˈdɛstɪnɪ]
n pl -nies
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the power that predetermines events, personified as a goddess
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| Noun | 1. | destiny - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future inevitable - an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable" karma - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation predestination - previous determination as if by destiny or fate doom, doomsday, end of the world, day of reckoning - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" |
| 2. | destiny - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results occult, supernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" | |
| 3. |  destiny - 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"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" |
destiny
noun
1. fate, fortune, lot, portion, doom, nemesis, divine decree We are masters of our own destiny. (usually cap)
2. fortune, stars, chance, karma, providence, kismet, predestination, divine will Is it Destiny or accident that brings people together?
Quotations
"Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour" [Ovid The Art of Love]
"Thy lot or portion of life is seeking after thee; therefore be at rest from seeking after it" [Ali Ibn-Abi-Talib]
"Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour" [Ovid The Art of Love]
"Thy lot or portion of life is seeking after thee; therefore be at rest from seeking after it" [Ali Ibn-Abi-Talib]
Proverbs
"What must be, must be"
"What must be, must be"
Translations
destiny
n
(= individual fate, fated event) → Schicksal nt, → Geschick nt, → Los nt; the destinies of Germany during this period → die Geschicke Deutschlands während dieser Zeit; to control one’s own destiny → sein Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen; it was his destiny → es war sein Schicksal or Los; will it be our destiny to meet again? → wird uns das Schicksal (je) wieder zusammenführen?
n destiny [ˈdestəni]
the power which appears or is thought to control events; fate We are all subject to the tricks played by destiny. noodlot قَدَر، مَقْدور съдба osud skæbne das Schicksal πεπρωμένο destino, sino saatus تقدیر؛ قضا و قدر kohtalo destin גוֹרָל किस्मत sudbina, usud sors takdir örlög destino 運命 운명 likimas liktenis takdir noodlot skjebne(n) przeznaczenie destino destin судьба osud usoda sudbina ödet, []öde ชะตากรรม kader, alın yazısı 命運 доля; приречення تقدیر số mệnh 命运
destiny → قَدَر osud skæbne Schicksal πεπρωμένο destino kohtalo destin sudbina destino 運命 운명 noodlot skjebne przeznaczenie destino судьба öde ชะตากรรม kader vận mệnh 命运
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