fate
Noun
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An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future (synset 107344607)
subtypes:
- inevitable - an unavoidable event
- karma - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
- kismat, kismet - (Islam) the will of Allah
- predestination - previous determination as if by destiny or fate
- day of reckoning, doom, doomsday, end of the world - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
same as: destiny -
The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) (synset 109528047)
"we are helpless in the face of destiny"is a type of: causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or resultsis a part of: occult, supernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectivelysame as: destiny
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Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) (synset 114496806)
"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"is a type of: condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thingsubtypes:
- good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
- providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
- bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
- failure - lack of success
Verb
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Decree or designate beforehand (synset 200748465)
"She was destined to become a great pianist"is a type of: ordain - issue an order
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