destiny
See also: Destiny
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛstɪni/
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Noun
destiny (plural destinies)
- That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will
- The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
- Synonym: fate
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Translations
predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things
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See also
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References
- destiny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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