How to Say "Destiny" in Latin

fatum

[ˈfaː.tũː]

In Latin, destiny is fatum.

Fatum refers to a predetermined condition, fate or the fixed order of things.

Meaning: predetermined condition, fate, fixed order of things (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

This implies that destiny is something that has been spoken or decreed by the gods.

While fatum refers to a fixed and decreed destiny, the word fortuna is used to refer to luck, chance or the unpredictable whims of fortune.

The plural form of fatum is fata (destinies or fates). To indicate possession or relation (the genitive singular), use fati (of destiny).

In Roman mythology, the three Parcae were the goddesses who physically spun and cut the thread of fatum for every human.
The word fatum is the direct ancestor of the English word 'fatal', which originally meant something that was spoken or decreed by fate.
The root of fatum is the same as the one found in the English word 'fable', as both relate to things that are told or spoken.

Fatum suum nemo fugit.
Nobody escapes their destiny.
This sentence uses fatum to show that no one can run away from their destiny.
Tatoeba #11679011 by carlosalberto, translation #11677514 by tieguy
Creisne mundum fatum habere?
Do you think the world has a destiny?
This sentence uses fatum to ask a question about whether the world possesses a destiny.
Tatoeba #13475240 by rul, translation #12527493 by rul
Fatum quid est?
What is destiny?
This sentence uses fatum to ask for a definition of destiny.
Tatoeba #10897524 by carlosalberto, translation #10897518 by carlosalberto
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Aurelia and Gaius are walking through a quiet garden at dusk.

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