fate (f t)n. 1. a. The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events. b. The inevitable events predestined by this force. 2. A final result or consequence; an outcome. 3. Unfavorable destiny; doom. 4. Fates Greek & Roman Mythology The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the. [Middle English, from Old French fat, from Latin f tum, prophecy, doom, from neuter past participle of fr , to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
Fates [feɪts]
pl n
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the three goddesses who control the destinies of the lives of man, which are likened to skeins of thread that they spin, measure out, and at last cut See Atropos, Clotho, Lachesis
2. (Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth another name for the Norns (see Norn1)
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