1. (

• destiny ,
• fate

) an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future ;

2. (

• destiny ,
• fate

) the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" ;

3. (

• fortune ,
• destiny ,
• fate ,
• luck ,
• lot ,
• circumstances ,
• portion

) 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" ;

1. (

• destine ,
• fate ,
• doom ,
• designate ,

) decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" ;