Destiny (Noun)
Meaning 1
The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Her destiny was shaped by the hardships she faced in her early life, which taught her resilience and determination.
- After a string of unfortunate events, he began to question the cruel destiny that seemed to be working against him.
- The poverty and neglect that defined her childhood seemed an unfair destiny, but she was determined to create a better future for herself.
- It was as if fate had ordained that they would meet and fall in love, and they often referred to their chance encounter as their shared destiny.
- She had always felt a sense of unease about her destiny, as if the choices she made would lead her down a path from which she could not return.
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Meaning 3
An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The prophecy foretold a great war that was her destiny, one that would change the course of history forever.
- He believed that meeting his future wife was his destiny, and that their love was meant to be.
- The company's financial struggles were a clear indication that bankruptcy was its destiny, and it was only a matter of time.
- According to legend, the hero's destiny was to defeat the dragon and save the kingdom from destruction.
- The ancient curse was said to seal the family's destiny, condemning them to a life of poverty and hardship.