plural. The Fates, the three goddesses supposed to determine the course of human life.

In Roman mythology: the Fates.

A member of a group of female mythological or imaginary beings, as the Muses or the Fates, etc.; esp. in the three sisters and variants. Cf. the fat…

Mythology. The goddess of destiny; plural the three goddesses held, in Greek and Roman mythology, to determine the course of human life; the…

Having the power to control the fate or destiny of human beings, etc.; later, claiming the supernatural power of dealing with fate or destiny.

Concerned or dealing with destiny. Of agents: Controlling the destinies of men. (the) fatal dames, ladies, sisters: the Fates, or Parcæ. the fatal t…

n. in plural. Fatal persons or things. the three Fatals: the three Fates or Parcæ. Obsolete.

Mythology. plural. In later Greek and Roman mythology, the three goddesses supposed to determine the course of human life (Greek Μοῖραι, Latin Parcæ…