Complete Definition of "fate"

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English
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Etymology
From L. fata (neutral plural of fatum).

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt|-eɪt

Noun
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  1. the cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  2. the effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
  3. destiny (perhaps connotes death, ruin, misfortune, etc.)

#* Accept your fate.

  1. the three goddesses Fates of classic European mythology who are said to control the fate of human beings.

Synonyms
destiny
doom
fortune
lot
necessity
predestination

Antonyms
choice
free will
freedom

Derived terms
fatal
fatalism
fatality

Related terms
amor fati (w:Amor fati|Amor fati)

Translations
trans-top|that which predetermines events
Czech: osud m
Hebrew: he-translation|���|mazal m
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trans-top|inevitable events
Czech: osud m
Hebrew: he-translation|���|mazal m
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trans-top|destiny
Catalan: destí m
Danish: skæbne c
Dutch: lot n
Estonian: saatus
Finnish: kohtalo
French: destin m
German: Schicksal n
Greek: μοί�α f
Ancient Greek: μο��α f}
Hebrew: he-translation|���|mazal m
Hungarian: végzet
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Icelandic: örlög n|p
Italian: destino m, sorte f, fato m
Japanese: �� (����, unmei), 宿� (�����, shukumei)
Korean: �� (宿�, sugmyeong), �� (unmyeong)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ار�����س
Old English: wyrd g|Old English
Norwegian: skjebne m
Portuguese: fado#Portuguese|fado m, destino#Portuguese|destino m, sorte#Portuguese|sorte f
Polish: los#Polish|los m
Russian: ��д�ба (sud�bá) f, ��а��� (ú�ast�) f
Serbian: sudba f, sudbina f
Slovene: usoda f
Spanish: destino#Spanish|destino m, azar m
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trans-top|confidence
Dutch: vertrouwen n
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Bulgarian: ��дба#Bulgarian|��дба f, о�и�#Bulgarian|о�и� f, ��а��#Bulgarian|��а�� f
ttbc|Interlingua: fato, destino#Interlingua|destino, sorte#Interlingua|sorte
ttbc|Macedonian: к��ме�

Anagrams
feat

See also
determinism
indeterminism


Italian

Verb form
fate

  1. second-person plural indicative present of fare
  2. second-person plural imperative of fare

Noun
fate f plural

  1. plural of fata

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Revision and Credits for"fate"
  • 2007-12-21 06:55 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/74.60.71.92|74.60.71.92]] ([[User_talk:74.60.71.92|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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