hand of fate
Inescapable cosmic direction
The hand of fate is destiny imagined as a force that reaches into human affairs, shaping outcomes beyond anyone's control.
The phrase suggests events are guided by some unseen power rather than chance or choice: The hand of fate brought them together.
Often invoked when coincidence seems too remarkable to be random, or when explaining life's unexpected turns.
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- wheel of fortuneSymbol of fate's fickleness
- providenceDivine protective care
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
karma · doom · chance · roll of the dice · serendipity · oracle · prophecy · inevitable · cosmic · cosmic forces · twist · turning point · crossroads · stroke of luck · kismet · written in the stars · predetermined · stars
- fatedestiny, kismet, Moira, Norns, doom
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
hand of fatefree will
Autonomous choice capacity
self-determination · personal choice · human agency · conscious decision · volition
hand of fatestrategic planning
Defining organizational direction systematically
hand, hands, handed, handing, handful, handy, handily, handedness, fate