definition of
[destiny]

[1] #1 destiny n. [fate] an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future. wn

[2] #2 destiny n. [fate] the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny". wn

[3] #3 destiny n. [fortune, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "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". wn