destiny
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destinies
plural
destinies
Britannica Dictionary definition of DESTINY
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[count]
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what happens in the future
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the things that someone or something will experience in the future
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They believed it was their destiny to be together.
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His parents believed that the priesthood was his destiny. [=that he would or should become a priest because fate or God intended it]
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The factory's closing shaped the destiny [=fate] of the entire town.
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She believes that people can choose/control their own destinies. [=that people can control what will happen to them]
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[noncount]
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a power that is believed to control what happens in the future
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see also manifest destiny
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She felt that destiny [=fate] had decided that she would one day be President.
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motivated by a sense of destiny
destiny and fate
both suggest that the future has been decided or planned by God or by some godlike power.
destiny
often suggests a future that includes something great and important.
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He was a great leader whose destiny was to free the people of his country.
fate
often suggests a future that cannot be avoided and that is usually sad or unpleasant.
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It was the explorer's fate to die lost and alone.
lot
suggests that someone's future has been decided by luck.
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It was not their lot in life to have children.
