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   destiny

   /ˈdɛstɪni/

   noun

   • 1. the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future: "she was unable to control her own destiny"
   • ▪ the hidden power believed to control future events; fate: "he believed in destiny" Similar futurefatefortunedoomlotportionduenemesisliterary:dolefateprovidencepredestinationdivine decreeGod's willkismetthe starsluckfortunechancekarmathe FatesMoiraiParcaethe Norns

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French destinee, from Latin destinata, feminine past participle of destinare ‘make firm, establish’.

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   The meaning of DESTINY is something to which a person or thing is destined : fortune. How to use destiny in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Destiny.

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   Destiny definition: something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune.. See examples of DESTINY used in a sentence.

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   4 meanings: 1. the future destined for a person or thing; fate; fortune; lot 2. the predetermined or inevitable course of.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of destiny noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   destiny: 1 n the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) “we are helpless in the face of destiny ” Synonyms: fate Type of: causal agency , causal agent , cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results n the overall circumstances or condition to which a ...

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   DESTINY meaning: 1 : what happens in the future the things that someone or something will experience in the future; 2 : a power that is believed to control what happens in the future

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    Learn the meaning, definition, and examples of the word destiny, and explore related topics and synonyms in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

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    Define destiny. destiny synonyms, destiny pronunciation, destiny translation, English dictionary definition of destiny. 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...