That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
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That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom.
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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
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Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…
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A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.
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Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.
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Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.
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A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death.
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Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
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Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.
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One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the th…
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Destiny; fate.
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The state or quality of being lucky; as, the luckiness of a man or of an event.
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Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.
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The act of predestinating.
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The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.
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Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.
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Being beyond, or exceeding, the power or laws of nature; miraculous.
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A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by which all existence…
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The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determinin…
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That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
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That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed casual; a course or series of such…
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That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
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