destiny

Определение destiny в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A female given name, modern use of the English noun destiny; That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom; The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual; {n} fate, doom, an unalterable state, death; modern use of the English noun destiny; the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny"; Destiny is the force which some people believe controls the things that happen to you in your life. Is it destiny that brings people together, or is it accident? = fate; {i} fate, fortune, something which is to happen to a person; future course of events; an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"; an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future; (dest-tin-ni) -- fate, the thing or agency that determines beforehand what will happen; A person's destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else. We are masters of our own destiny = fate; n A tyrant's authority for crime and fool's excuse for; That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom; some people think that their future is already laid out for them; Leo Jean believes that we can shape our own future; A calling forth An innate image or pattern which informs the unfolding of individual biography or life-form; The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual; destin
date with destiny: An inevitable future event or encounter, especially one which is likely to be momentous
So much has been said about Europe's long-awaited date with destiny that it was hard to sort out the predictable hyperbole from the reality.
manifest destiny: The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west
manifest destiny: The political doctrine or belief held by many liberal citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans
manifest destiny: The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico
line of destiny: A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be; line of fate, line of Saturn, Saturn line
Manifest Destiny: the belief that the US people had the right and the duty to take land in North America from other people, because this was God's plan. This phrase was used by journalists and politicians in the 19th century when US citizens moved west across North America and the US gained Texas, California, Oregon, and Alaska. Concept of U.S. territorial expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean. The phrase was coined in 1845 by the editor John L. O'Sullivan, who described the U.S. annexation of Texas and, by extension, the occupation of the rest of the continent as a divine right of the American people. The term was used to justify the U.S. annexation of Oregon, New Mexico, and California and later U.S. involvement in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines
destinies: plural of destiny
man of destiny: person destined for greatness
manifest destiny: The American White man's belief that it was inevitable that he would expand to the Pacific It was his destiny, regardless of the consequences
manifest destiny: a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)
manifest destiny: "A notion held by nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans " http: //www pbs org/kera/usmexicanwar/dialogues/prelude/manifest/d2aeng html and http: //www pbs org/kera/usmexicanwar/dialogues/prelude/manifest/d2heng html
manifest destiny: the conviction prevalent during 1880-1920, "the heyday of colonialism" that "God, in his providence, had chosen the Western nations, because of their unique qualities, to be the standard-bearers of his cause even to the uttermost ends of the world" (Bosch 1991, 298)
manifest destiny: John L O'Sullivan, editor of the Democratic Review, coined this phrase in 1845 Manifest destiny expressed the romantic notion that America had a special destiny to overspread the entire continent of North America It inspired many Americans to move into the West
manifest destiny: The imperialistic 19th century view that America was destined to expand across the North American continent This doctrine was examined by historian Frederick Jackson Turner
manifest destiny: the belief that the U S has a right and responsibility to expand its land
manifest destiny: a term coined in the 1840s to express the general sentiment among Americans that they were as a people, destined by the Divine to expand and occupy all areas of the continent that did not yet belong to the United States of America