fatedadj.
/ˈfeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈfeɪdᵻd/ 1. Appointed, decreed or determined by 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
1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 282 Thy injur'd Honour has its fated Hour.
1821 J. Baillie W. Wallace in Metrical Legends xvii Each upon his fated day.
1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel v. 239 God's judgments were not..a mere fated thing.
2. Doomed to destruction.
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > fated to disaster
fatal1509
ill-fated1713
fated1817
snake-bit1957
1817 T. Chalmers Series Disc. Christian Revelation i. 51 A blazing comet may cross this fated planet.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 14 Cavalry..were fast approaching the fated city.
3. ‘Invested with the power of fatal determination’ (Johnson).
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > predetermining
fore-appointing1589
forepointing1589
fateda1616
predeterminant1677
predeterminative1677
predeterminablea1834
foreordaining1864
a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 213 The fated skye Giues vs free scope. View more context for this quotation
4. Controlled, guided, or driven on by fate.
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > having the power to control fate > controlled by fate
fated1801
fateful1876
1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. ii. 82 The fated fire moved on.
1817 Ld. Byron Manfred ii. ii. 32 Fated in thy sufferings.
1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. vii. 75 The fated crew..warred Against the chosen saints.
1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 303 He purified His fated hands of that unlooked-for guilt.
5. Of armour: Made proof by spells, charmed. rare. [Suggested by Ariosto's armi fatate ; the Italian fatare to render proof by spells, to charm, corresponds to Old French faer < popular Latin fātāre , < fāta fairy (see fay n.1); but the etymological notion as apprehended by Dryden was probably ‘protected as by a decree of Fate’.]
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted
forspokena1300
bewitcheda1387
charmedc1440
witched1543
owlblasted1603
maleficiate1622
sparrow-blasteda1652
fated1697
elf-struck1699
hagged1699
starstruck1707
enchanted1710
glamoured1724
spell-bound1799
elf-stricken1825
spelled1838
puckfoisted1890
bespelled1902
1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. b4 His fated Armour was only an Allegorical Defence.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 455 Bright Vulcanian Arms, Fated from force of Steel by Stygian Charms.
6. Preceded by some qualifying adverb: Having a particular fate or destiny. rare except in ill-fated adj.
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a1721 M. Prior Epil. to Phaedra 25 Her aukward Love indeed was oddly fated; She and her Poly were too near related.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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