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destiny

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des·ti·ny  (dst-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 dstinre, to determine; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

destiny
Noun
pl -nies
1. the future destined for a person or thing
2. the predetermined course of events
3. the power that predetermines the course of events [Old French destinee]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.destiny - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
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
kismat, kismet - (Islam) the will of Allah
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.destinydestiny - 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"
good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
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
noun 2. (usually cap.) fortune, chance, karma, providence, kismet, predestination, divine will
Translations
destiny [ˈdɛstɪnɪ] ndestino

destiny [ˈdɛstɪnɪ] ndestinée f, destin m

destiny [ˈdɛstɪnɪ] nSchicksal nt

destiny [ˈdɛstɪnɪ] ndestino

destiny
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


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No man knocks himself down; if his destiny knocks him down, his destiny must pick him up again.
Destiny ought to have brought you to the Palace Hotel too.
Thus, with the exception of the fragile memory which the author of this book here consecrates to it, there remains to-day nothing whatever of the mysterious word engraved within the gloomy tower of Notre-Dame,--nothing of the destiny which it so sadly summed up.
 
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