fate

n.

1. 1. The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events.
   2. The inevitable events predestined by this force.
2. A final result or consequence; an outcome.
3. Unfavorable destiny; doom.
4. Fates Greek & Roman Mythology. The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the.

[Middle English, from Old French fat, from Latin fātum, prophecy, doom, from neuter past participle of fārī, to speak.]

noun

1. That which is inevitably destined: destiny, fortune, kismet, lot, portion, predestination. See certain/uncertain.
2. A predestined tragic end: doom. See certain/uncertain, live/die, luck/misfortune/chance, start/end.

verb

1. To determine the future of in advance: destine, foreordain, predestinate, predestine, predetermine, preordain. See certain/uncertain.
2. To predestine to a tragic end: doom, foredoom. See certain/uncertain, luck/misfortune/chance, live/die, start/end.

Idioms beginning with fate:
fate worse than death, a

See also seal one's fate; tempt fate.

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n

A synonym for the more modern term biotransformation. See also biotransformation.

Though folklore is much concerned with luck, it also recognizes the power of fate—but not an arbitrary or malevolent fate. On the contrary, traditional beliefs and practices imply that the circumstances of one's life and death were laid down in advance as part of an orderly plan determined by the Will of God. Occasional glimpses of the future could come unsought to anyone through omens or premonitory dreams, sent as forewarnings. Deliberate divination seems usually to have been tolerated when practised by young girls with an eye on love and marriage; however, the ‘church porch watch’ on St Mark's Eve (and other dates) to learn who would die during the coming year was viewed with fear and disapproval. Opinion on the morality of astrology and fortune-telling was divided.

Some folktales teach how useless it is to try to evade fate. One (from Minster-in-Sheppey, Kent) tells how a man killed his horse because of a prophecy that it would cause his death— and so it did, much later, when he kicked its skull, cut his foot on a splintered bone, and died of blood-poisoning (Westwood, 1985: 97-9).

Preeminent American journal devoted to articles and true stories of the strange and unknown. It was originally launched by Raymond A. Palmer and Curtis Fuller in the spring of 1948. Previously both had worked for Ziff-Davis, a Chicago-based publishing company that was in the process of moving to New York. Palmer and Fuller decided to stay in the Midwest. Palmer had concluded from his prior publishing experience that there was a market for a magazine offering true stories of mysterious occurrences. The first issue featured the story of Kenneth Arnold's UFO sightings and FATE regularly thereafter carried UFO stories.

In 1955, after Palmer had moved to Amherst, Wisconsin, and started a second magazine, Mystic, Fuller bought his share of the publication and became sole owner. He published and edited the magazine until 1966, when Mary Margaret Fuller became the editor. She was succeeded by Jerome Clark in 1988. FATE emerged as a unique publication. On the one hand it promoted, through its very existence, all areas of inquiry on matters psychic, occult, and Fortean. It also became known for its large advertisement section covering a wide range of occult and other curious publications and services representative of the contemporary scene. At the same time, FATE took the lead in exposing hoaxes and printing articles presenting evidence of mundane explanations of supposed mysterious phenomena.

In 1989 Fuller relinquished FATE to its present owner, Carl L. Weschcke. Address: P.O. Box 64383, St. Paul, MN 55164-0383. FATE Magazine is also online at http://www.llewellyn.com/fate/ where back issues are also available.

Sources:

Clark, Jerome. The Emergence of a Phenomenon: UFOs from the Beginning through 1959. Vol. 2. of The UFO Encyclopedia. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1992.

——. Encyclopedia of Strange and Unexplained Phenomena. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.

FATE Magazine. http://www.llewellyn.com/fate/. March 8, 2000.

IN BRIEF: n. - An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future; Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you). v. - Decree or designate beforehand.

How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is. — Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt 

Tutor's tip: Do you think it's your "fate" (destiny, or final outcome) to attend every Christmas "fete" (a holiday, a lavish celebration, a festival) you're invited to?

Quotes:

"Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on." - Citium Zeno

"Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause." - Voltaire

"Wherever the fates lead us let us follow." - Virgil

"Our fate, whatever it is to be, will be overcome by patience under it." - Virgil

"Accept fate, and move on. Don't yield to the seductive pull of self-pity. Acting like a victim threatens your future." - Source Unknown

"There is no armor against fate." - James Shirley

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skæbne, forventet resultat, undergang
v. tr. - bestemme

Nederlands (Dutch)
lot, ramp (m.n. dood), schikgodinnen, voorbestemmen (m.n. doemen)

Français (French)
n. - sort, destin, mort, (Mythol) les Parques (npl)
v. tr. - prévoir, prédestiner, destiner à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schicksal
v. - vorherbestimmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μοίρα, ριζικό, θάνατος
v. - προδιαγράφω (κν. γράφω)

Italiano (Italian)
destino, fato, sorte

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    sigillare il fato di qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - destino (m)
v. - fadar

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    selar o destino de alguém

Русский (Russian)
судьба, участь, гибель, смерть, предназначить

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    решить чью-либо судьбу

Español (Spanish)
n. - destino, sino, suerte, hado
v. tr. - predestinar, condenar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - öde, fördärv
v. - (förut)bestämma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
天数, 运气, 命运, 命定, 注定

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天數, 運氣, 命運
v. tr. - 命定, 注定

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 운명 , 예언
v. tr. - ~을 운명 짓다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 運命の三女神, 運, 破滅, 死, 運命, 天命
v. - 運命づける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) القدر , النهايه (فعل) يحدد مصير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גורל, מוות, הרס‬
v. tr. - ‮גורל, מוות‬

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