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[ noun ] an event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
Synonyms Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)An amazing article in the Manchester_Guardian of last November , entitled `` Fate of Redundant Churches '' , states than an Archbishops ' Commission `` reported last month that in the Church_of_England alone there are 790 churches which are redundant now , or will be in 20 years ' time . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Above_all , we should seek to encourage the leaders of these societies to accept the unpleasant fact that they are responsible_for their fates . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Styka grumbled about fate . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)When the fate of the individual is visited on the group , then ( the warm sweet butter dripped from her raised trembling fork and she pushed her head forward belligerently ) , ah , then the true bitterness of existence could be tasted . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` We no_longer have Tom_Moore 's and Longfellow 's ' heart for any fate ' , either '' , I said . Related terms happening doom inevitable kismet karma predestination destine |
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[ noun ] the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman)
Synonyms Examples "we are helpless in the face of Destiny" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The concert opened with another big romantic score , Schumann's Overture_to_Manfred , which suffered fate , this time with orchestral thrusts to the Byronic point to keep it afloat . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)`` The great Greek tragedies are concerned with man against Fate , not man against man for the prize of a woman 's body . Related terms |
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[ noun ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Examples : "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" Related terms condition condition good_fortune misfortune failure providence |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27728
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