Fates
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //feɪts//
Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
proper noun
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Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
"Oh, no!" said he, with a most imperturbable air, "I always make allowance for feminine weakness; I do not expect your mind to follow mine!" "Now, the Fates forbid that it should!" thought Henrietta.
1944, Ralph Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Through the years we all will be together / If the Fates allow
Etymology
Plural of fate.
Forms
- plural
- the Fates
fate · The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that…Fate · Any one of the Fates.fateful · Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
Fates · Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
father · A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a…Father · God, the father of Creation.father-in-law · One's spouse's father.