something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune.
the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.
the power or agency that determines the course of events.
(initial capital letter) this power personified or represented as a goddess.
the Destinies,the Fates.
Origin of destiny
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English destinee, from Old French (noun use of past participle of destiner ), from Latin dēstināta, feminine past participle of dēstināre. See destine, -ee
You strategize to succeed and you protect your genomic destiny—that’s the lesson of evolution and the underpinnings of evolutionary intelligence.
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Then, we can guide ourselves, with the healing help of a reader, towards our destiny.
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Even though the destiny of TikTok in the United States is still up in the air, companies nonetheless continue marketing within the platform.
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He reminds us repeatedly that a nation’s destiny is determined by a great many factors, some hard and some softer, with no two countries even close to identical.
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Couple walked towards the opposite end of the dungeon, where she previously played with Destiny.
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Thirty-seven years later, that destiny remains largely unattained.
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Laylah and her older sister, Destiny, attended the school affiliated with Our Lady of Good Hope Roman Catholic Church.
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According to Campbell, every hero encounters a wise mystic who helps him embrace his destiny.
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That moment immediately changed the destiny of countless Palestinians who until then had been living a humble life.
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In the meanwhile, can he ever pass Bedlam, without a tender feeling for the future destiny of his footmen and coachman?
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
Their destiny is in your hand and mine—a free Nation without a slave—the hope, refuge and inspiration of the world.
The Southerner|Thomas Dixon
Her soul's destiny was a subject to which she had never given serious reflection.
Dorothy Page|Eldridge B. Hatcher
What singular warning of chance or of destiny tore them asunder?
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So he sat there, untouched as yet by the wide river of fire, chuckling at his destiny.
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British Dictionary definitions for destiny (1 of 2)
destiny
/ (ˈdɛstɪnɪ) /
nounplural-nies
the future destined for a person or thing; fate; fortune; lot
the predetermined or inevitable course of events
the ultimate power or agency that predetermines the course of events
Word Origin for destiny
C14: from Old French destinee, from destiner to destine
British Dictionary definitions for destiny (2 of 2)
Destiny
/ (ˈdɛstɪnɪ) /
nounplural-nies
the power that predetermines events, personified as a goddess