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   Fate

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   noun

   • 1. the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power: "fate decided his course for him" Similar destinyprovidenceGod's willnemesiskismetastral influencethe starswhat is written in the starsone's lot in lifepredestinationpredeterminationchanceluckserendipityfortuityfortunehazardLady LuckDame Fortunekarmaarchaic:dolecupheritage
   • ▪ 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" Similar futuredestinyoutcomeissueupshotendlotduearchaic:doomdole
   • ▪ the inescapable death of a person: "the guards led her to her fate" Similar deathdemiseenddestructiondoomruindownfallundoingfinishdisastercatastropheretributionsentence
   • 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. Similar the weird sistersthe Parcaethe Moiraithe Norns
   • ▪ another term for Norns

   verb

   • 1. be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way: "the regime was fated to end badly"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Italian fato or (later) from its source, Latin fatum ‘that which has been spoken’, from fari ‘speak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fatedness noun

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   What does Fates do?

   • The Fates – or Moirai – are a group of three weaving goddesses who assign individual destinies to mortals at birth. Their names are Clotho (the Spinner), Lachesis (the Alloter) and Atropos (the Inflexible).

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   What are the Fates sometimes referred to as?

   • The Fates – or Moirai – are a group of three weaving goddesses who assign individual destinies to mortals at birth. Their names are Clotho (the Spinner), Lachesis (the Alloter) and Atropos (the Inflexible).

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   What are the three Fates?

   • The Fates – or Moirai – are a group of three weaving goddesses who assign individual destinies to mortals at birth. Their names are Clotho (the Spinner), Lachesis (the Alloter) and Atropos (the Inflexible). In the older myths, they were the daughters of Nyx, but later, they are more often portrayed as the offspring of Zeus and Themis.

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   Who are the Fates daughters of?

   • The Fates are the daughters of Zeus and Themis. Because of their direct connection to death, the Fates are sometimes referred to as the goddesses of death, of “Moirai Thanatoio.” The Fates were independent as they directed a mortal’s fate. Even the gods and goddesses had to submit to them.

   The Fates • Facts and Information on the Goddess The Fates

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3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › fatefate noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.

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   Fate definition: something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot. See examples of FATE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of FATE is the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do : destiny.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › fateFATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FATE definition: 1. what happens to someone, especially when it is something bad: 2. a power that some people…. Learn more.

7. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukfate - definition of fate in English from the Oxford dictionary

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   1 [mass noun] the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power: fate decided his course for him his injury is a cruel twist of fate. More example sentences Synonyms. 1.1 [count noun] the course of someone's life, or the outcome of a situation for someone or something, seen as outside their ...

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › fatefate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   fate - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

9. orionphilosophy.com › fate-meaningThe Stoic Definition of Fate - Orion Philosophy

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   Mar 20, 2023 · Fate and Amor Fati: Amor fati, which translates from Latin as “love of fate,” is a philosophical idea that encourages us to accept and cherish the entirety of our existence, even the difficulties and adversities that we come into contact with. Amor Fati, which has its roots in the writings of thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche and the Stoics ...