First Known Use: 14th century
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destiny
destiny
noun des·ti·ny \ˈdes-tÉ™-nÄ“\
: what happens in the future : the things that someone or something will experience in the future
: a power that is believed to control what happens in the future
plural des·ti·nies
Full Definition of DESTINY
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:Â a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency
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Examples of DESTINY
- They believed it was their destiny to be together.
- motivated by a sense of destiny
Origin of DESTINY
Middle English destinee, from Anglo-French, from feminine of destiné, past participle of destiner
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