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    [fāt]
    noun
    fate (noun) · fates (plural noun) · Fates (plural noun) · the Fates (plural noun)
    1. the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power:
      "fate decided his course for him" · "his injury is a cruel twist of fate"
      • the course of someone's life, or the outcome of a particular situation for someone or something, seen as beyond their control:
        "he suffered the same fate as his companion"
      • the inescapable death of a person:
        "the guards led her to her fate"
    2. greek mythology
      roman mythology
      (the Fates)
      three goddesses who presided over the birth and life of humans. Each person's destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Also called Moirai and Parcae
      • (the Fates)
        another term for Norns
    verb
    (be fated)
    fate (verb) · fates (third person present) · fated (past tense) · fated (past participle) · fating (present participle)
    1. be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way:
      "the regime was fated to end badly"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Italian fato or (later) from its source, Latin fatum ‘that which has been spoken’, from fari ‘speak’.
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    noun
    1. the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power:
      destiny
      providence
      nemesis
      kismet
      predestination
      predetermination
      chance
      luck
      serendipity
      fortuity
      fortune
      hazard
      Lady Luck
      karma
      dole
      cup
      heritage
      God's will
      astral influence
      the stars
      what is written in the stars
      one's lot in life
      Dame Fortune
    2. three goddesses who presided over the birth and life of humans. Each person's destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Also called
      Moirai
      and
      Parcae
      the weird sisters
      the Parcae
      the Moirai
      the Norns
      verb
      1. be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way:
        be damned
        be sure
        be predestined
        be preordained
        be foreordained
        be destined
        be meant
        be doomed
        be foredoomed
        be cursed
        be certain
        be bound
        be guaranteed
        be inevitable
        be inescapable
        be ineluctable
       
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      What does fate mean?
      the power that some people believe decides what will happen in life. Fate was on her side when she won the contest. what happens to someone or something in the end. No one discovered the fate of the famous painting after it was stolen. Fate is from a Latin word that means "thing spoken by the gods." The meaning of fate. Definition of fate.

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      What does fate mean in ancient Greece?
      In ancient Roman and Greek cultures, fate was conceived as something spoken or decreed by the gods, beyond the control of humans. It represented the predetermined course of events in one's life, often believed to be written or spoken by the divine.

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      Why is the concept of fate important?
      The concept of fate holds a significant place in literature, mythology, and philosophical discussions, offering contemplation on the nature of destiny and the relationship between human will and cosmic order. 1. She believed that her fate was sealed and there was no escaping it. 2.

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      What is the difference between fate and Destiny?
      Fate stresses the irrationality and impersonal character of events: It was Napoleon's fate to be exiled. The word is often lightly used, however: It was my fate to meet her that very afternoon. Destiny emphasizes the idea of an unalterable course of events, and is often used of a propitious fortune: It was his destiny to save his nation.

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      Fate is the idea that the future is already planned, even if people do not know what will happen to them 1 2. It implies that events in one's life are not merely a result of chance or personal agency, but rather a predetermined and inevitable sequence 2. The word "fate" comes from a Latin word meaning "thing spoken by the gods" 3.

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