destiny

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events

   Some people think we are helpless in the face of destiny.

2. 2
   noun

   That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.

   Death is the destiny of all mortal men.

3. 3
   noun

   That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.

   Ain't no use to fight it / Don't tamper with my destiny / Any way you slice it / I'm in the hands of fate, you see

4. 4
   noun

   One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).

   Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping / It's the end of all humanity / No more time for last-minute shopping / It's time to face your final destiny

5. 5
   noun

   The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

   Dara doesn't believe in using dating apps - she insists that destiny will find her other half.

6. 6
   name

   A female given name from English.

   The man smiled and extended his hand. "I'm Cole." Rebecca took his hand. "Destiny." She'd chosen the name because she felt as though she'd discovered just that the day she realized what her mission in life was to be.

7. 7
   noun

   an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

8. 8
   noun

   your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

Etymology

From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.