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Meaning of 'destiny' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Destiny [ n.]
- 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)
Example in sentence:
  • we are helpless in the face of destiny

Nearby Words:

descant descanted descanter descanting descend descendant descended descendent descender descendibility

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