Destiny vs. Lot

Destiny vs. Lot — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Destiny and Lot

Destinynoun

That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will

Lotnoun

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

to spend a lot of money;lots of people think so

Destinynoun

The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

Lotnoun

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

a lot of stationery

Destinynoun

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

Lotnoun

One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

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Destinynoun

the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman);

we are helpless in the face of Destiny

Lotnoun

(informal) A number of people taken collectively.

a sorry lot; a bad lot

Destinynoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

whatever my fortune may bedeserved a better fatehas a happy lotthe luck of the Irisha victim of circumstancessuccess that was her portion

Lotnoun

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

a building lot in a city

Lotnoun

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

Lotnoun

Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

to cast lots;to draw lots
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Lotnoun

The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

Lotnoun

A prize in a lottery.

Lotnoun

Allotment; lottery.

Lotnoun

All members of a set; everything.

The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.

Lotnoun

An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

Lotverb

To allot; to sort; to apportion.

Lotverb

To count or reckon (on or upon).

Lotnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

a batch of lettersa deal of troublea lot of moneyhe made a mint on the stock marketit must have cost plenty

Lotnoun

a parcel of land having fixed boundaries;

he bought a lot on the lake

Lotnoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

whatever my fortune may bedeserved a better fatehas a happy lotthe luck of the Irisha victim of circumstancessuccess that was her portion

Lotnoun

any collection in its entirety;

she bought the whole caboodle

Lotnoun

an unofficial association of people or groups;

the smart set goes therethey were an angry lot

Lotnoun

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;

the luck of the drawthey drew lots for it

Lotnoun

(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

Lotverb

divide into lots, as of land, for example

Lotverb

administer or bestow, as in small portions;

administer critical remarks to everyone presentdole out some moneyshell out pocket money for the childrendeal a blow to someone