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des·ti·ny (dĕśtə-nē)

[Middle English destine, from Old French destinee, from feminine past participle of destiner, to destine, from Latin dēstināre, to determine.]

noun: pl., -nies. 

  1. The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot.
  2. A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control: “Marriage and hanging go by destiny” (Robert Burton)
  3. The power or agency thought to predetermine events: Destiny brought them together.