des·ti·ny 
/ˈdɛstəni/ noun
plural des·ti·nies /ˈdɛstəni/ noun 1 [count] : 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 [noncount] : 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 — see also manifest destiny
▪ 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]
▪ She felt that destiny [=fate] had decided that she would one day be President. ▪ motivated by a sense of destiny — see also manifest destiny
synonyms destiny, fate, and lot mean a future that someone or something will have. destiny and fate both suggest that the future has been decided or planned by God or by some godlike power. destiny often suggests a future that includes something great and important.
▪ He was a great leader whose destiny was to free the people of his country. fate often suggests a future that cannot be avoided and that is usually sad or unpleasant. ▪ It was the explorer's fate to die lost and alone. lot suggests that someone's future has been decided by luck. ▪ It was not their lot in life to have children.
▪ He was a great leader whose destiny was to free the people of his country. fate often suggests a future that cannot be avoided and that is usually sad or unpleasant. ▪ It was the explorer's fate to die lost and alone. lot suggests that someone's future has been decided by luck. ▪ It was not their lot in life to have children.
