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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 commonly refers to a specific future or outcome that results from a predetermined or inevitable course of events. The word can also refer to the course of events itself or to the power or force thought to make such things happen.

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   A person's destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else.

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   noun. /ˈdestəni/ (plural destinies) [countable] what happens to somebody or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid. The destinies of five nations were decided at the peace conference. He wants to be in control of his own destiny.

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   A noun meaning fate, destiny is synonymous with other nouns like divine decree, fortune, and serendipity. There's no avoiding destiny — it's going to happen no matter what you do.