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| 1. | [ noun ] an event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future | |
| Synonyms: | destiny | |
| Related terms: | happening doom inevitable kismet karma predestination destine | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman) | |
| Synonyms: | Destiny | |
| Examples: | "we are helpless in the face of Destiny" |
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| Related terms: | causal_agent supernatural | |
| 3. | [ noun ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | |
| Synonyms: | luck lot circumstances fortune portion destiny | |
| Examples: | : "whatever my fortune may be" "deserved a better fate" "has a happy lot" "the luck of the Irish" "a victim of circumstances" "success that was her portion" |
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| Related terms: | condition condition good_fortune misfortune failure providence | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27728 | |
| 5. | [ verb ] decree or designate beforehand | |
| Synonyms: | doom destine designate | |
| Examples: | "She was destined to become a great pianist" |
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| Related terms: | ordain Destiny destination | |
| Similar spelling: |
fat fade fatty faith Faeth fad Fath fahd fado |
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