Destiny (noun)

  1. The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.
  2. A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control.
  3. A persons future, regarded as something that is predetermined by fate or the will of a deity.
  4. The ultimate or final fate of a person or thing.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french destinée, from destiner 'ordain, fix' (see destine).

Examples:

  1. Her destiny was to become a great ballerina.
  2. It was his destiny to rule the kingdom.
  3. The young girl's destiny was to marry the prince.
  4. The spaceship's destiny was to explore the uncharted territories.
  5. The scholar's destiny was to find the lost manuscript.
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