destiny
des·ti·ny
noun \ˈdes-tə-nē\: 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
2
: a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency
See 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
First Known Use: 14th century
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