† destinaladj.
Obsolete.
Of, pertaining to, or according to destiny or fate.
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > fated or predestined
born1357
destinablec1374
destinalc1374
fatalc1374
predestinatec1384
foreordainedc1420
ordinate?a1425
destiny?1473
preordinatea1475
prefinitec1475
pointed1523
predestined1545
determined1546
ordinated1562
predestinated1571
preordained?1580
fore-appointeda1586
predeterminate1601
predetermined1601
destinated1604
destinate1605
destined1609
predesigned1668
predefinite1678
cut and dry1710
fated1715
weirded1820
laid-down1839
foreordinated1858
predesignated1883
predestinatory1893
preset1926
predefined1929
predestine1962
bashert1963
c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Skeat) iv. pr. vi. l. 80 They surmounten the ordre of destinal moevabletee.
c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. v. pr. ii. 4 Elles I wolde witen yif that the destinal cheyne constreineth the movinges of the corages of men? [And three other examples.]
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