kismat
What will be
Kismat is fate or destiny in South Asian usage, borrowed from Urdu and Hindi.
It suggests that life events are predetermined or beyond one's control: It was kismat that brought us together.
The word appears in discussions of fortune, luck, and divine will, often with a sense of acceptance or resignation.
Also spelled kismet.
Divinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
- predeterminationDecision made in advance
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
Divination by celestial positions
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- palmistryReading hands for fortunes
- omenProphetic indicator
- prophecyForetelling of future events
oracle · augury · portent · sign · reading · stars · planets · zodiac
Chance affecting outcomes
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- happenstanceUnplanned circumstance
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
randomness · fluke · stroke · blessing · windfall · break · odds · probability
predestination
Divinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
- predeterminationDecision made in advance
astrology
Divination by celestial positions
prophecy · oracle · augury · portent · sign · reading · stars · planets · zodiac · forecast
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- happenstanceUnplanned circumstance
coincidence · randomness · fluke · stroke · blessing · windfall · break · odds · probability · auspicious
kismatfree will
Autonomous choice capacity
self-determination · autonomy · agency · choice · volition
kismatchance
Likelihood of occurrence
randomness · accident · coincidence · luck · happenstance