Destiny
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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.
Example sentence: Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
Fate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.Destiny (perhaps connotes death, ruin, misfortune, etc.).The three goddesses (The Fates) of classic European mythology who are said to control the fate of human beings.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.
Example sentence: A man's character is his fate.