- That to which any person or thing is destined;
predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human
will; fate; lot; doom. - The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a
resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future,
whether in general or of an individual.
Meaning of 'destiny' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . destiny
[ n]
Meaning (1): - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Example in sentence:
a victim of circumstances;
deserved a better fate;
has a happy lot;
success that was her portion;
the luck of the Irish;
whatever my fortune may be
Meaning (2): - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)