Destiny — Defs

01 n. That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom.

pl. Destinies ((#))

1.
That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom.
“Thither he Will come to know his destiny.” — Shak.

“No man of woman born, Coward or brave, can shun his destiny.” — Bryant.
2.
The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
“But who can turn the stream of destiny?” — Spenser.

“Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.” — Longfellow.

“Marked by the Destinies to be avoided.” — Shak.

Phrases & compounds

The Destinies — the three Parcæ, or Fates; the supposed powers which preside over human life, and determine its circumstances and duration.