*destiny*

n.; pl. Destinies [ OE. destinee, destene, F. destinée, from destiner. See Destine. ] 1. That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thither he
Will come to know his destiny. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

No man of woman born,
Coward or brave, can shun his destiny. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual. [ 1913 Webster ]

But who can turn the stream of destiny? Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Destinies (Anc. Myth.), the three Parcæ, or Fates; the supposed powers which preside over human life, and determine its circumstances and duration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marked by the Destinies to be avoided. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]