Destiny and Intent

Destiny

Destiny noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.

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Intent and destiny are semantically related. in fate topic. In some cases you can use "Intent" instead a noun "Destiny".

Nearby Words: destined, destination, destining

Intent noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Destiny and intent are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Destiny" with "Intent", this nouns are similar.

specific	specific destiny	specific intent
original	original destiny	original intent
true	true destiny	true intent
powerful	powerful destiny	powerful intent
Other adjectives: actual, real, evil, supposed, ultimate, political, apparent, different.

Comments: Essentially, it is 'Pretty Woman', only instead of a plucky human prostitute intent on earning respect, we have a conflicted Vulcan hobo intent on spitting in destiny's face.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Star Trek (2009)
He claims his intent is to break through heaven and not just change his own destiny, but to entirely destroy the idea of "destiny." In the end, the entire universe ends up following his lead.

Source: Übermensch
A group of students called "the Rebels" are opposed to the school's rigid adherence to the traditional stories, and some want to subvert or defy what destiny has in store for them; in contrast, "the Royals" are students intent on following the original stories.

Source: Screw Destiny

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