о́рис — meaning in English
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English meaning
- doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
- fate noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
- predestination noun The Christian doctrine that God has decided in advance who will be saved, so that a person's eternal fate is settled by divine choice rather than earned by their own actions.
Senses
о́рис is used for these senses in English:
- doom An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
- fate The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- fate The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- fate Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
- fate (mythology) (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).
- foredoom A doom that is predicted; destiny.
- predestination Destiny or fate.
doom — full definition
- noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
- verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.
fate — full definition
- noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
- verb To determine or decide something in advance, as if by destiny.