destiny
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/
The English word “destiny” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
- One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
- 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.
Etymology
From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.
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