destiny

Meaning

1. That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
2. That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
3. One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
4. 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.

Concepts

destiny

fate

fortune

lot

luck

doom

predestination

karma

chance

kismet

providence

life

horoscope

portion

wealth

mission

sphere of activity

appointment

random

destination

circumstances

purpose

fortuity

calling

ill fate

fates

pledge

promise

share bed and board

vow

will of Heaven

one’s nature

talents

God’s will

Heaven’s decree

one’s life

span of life

derivation

history

origin

reason

source

command

decree

rise and fall

agreement

arrangement

decision

law

provision

regulation

rule

existence

superintendence

inevitable necessity

necessary consequence

goddess of destiny

dole

allotment

amount gear worm gear

lot number

size sum

mortal

scrip

degree

bourn

bourne

foreordination

preordination

betide

hap

omen

nemesis

sort

predetermination

course of life

life history

inevitable

plan

fatality

star

vocation

kismat

decreed

fixed

accident

coincidence

contingency

incident

occurrence

trouble

foredoom

Jain

doomsday

character

mark

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/

Etymology

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

Sentences

They were fascinating stories: each of them lived out his destiny to the end .

To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation .