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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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   noun. , plural des·ti·nies. something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune. Synonyms: kismet, karma, fate. the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events. Synonyms: future. the power or agency that determines the course of events.

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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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   Destiny is what's meant to be, what's written in the stars, your inescapable fate. You might think it's your destiny to own a dog, but your sad goldfish survival rate should tell you that happy pets probably aren't in your future.

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   Destiny is the force which some people believe controls the things that happen to you in your life. Is it destiny that brings people together, or is it accident? Synonyms: fortune , stars , chance , karma More Synonyms of destiny