plural destinies
1
: what happens in the future : the things that someone or something will experience in the future
They believed it was their destiny to be together.
His parents believed that the priesthood was his destiny. [=that he would or should become a priest because fate or God intended it]
The factory's closing shaped the destiny [=fate] of the entire town.
She believes that people can choose/control their own destinies. [=that people can control what will happen to them]
2
: a power that is believed to control what happens in the future
She felt that destiny [=fate] had decided that she would one day be President.
motivated by a sense of destiny
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“Destiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/destiny. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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