- 1. n. A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by which all existence is determined and conditioned. Source: opted
- 2. n. Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin; death. Source: opted
- 3. n. The element of chance in the affairs of life; the unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or the fates were, against him. Source: opted
- 4. n. The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parcaewho were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread. Source: opted
- 5. n. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future Source: wordnet
- 6. n. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events Source: wordnet
- 7. n. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) Source: wordnet
- 8. v. decree or designate beforehand Source: wordnet
- 9. The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimescalled the Destinies, or Parcæwho were supposed to determine thecourse of human life. They are represented, one as holding thedistaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off thethread. Source: adambom
- 10. n:100 n an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future n the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) n your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) v decree or designate beforehand Source: ecdict
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