Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. It's a concept based on the belief that there's a fixed natural order to the cosmos. Different concepts of destiny and fate Destiny may be envisaged as fore-ordained by the Divine (for example, the Protestant concept of predestination) or unfolding through the exertions of human will (for example, in the American concept of Manifest Destiny). A sense of desti… (More on Destiny)