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KISMET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kismet mean?
• KISMET (noun)
The noun KISMET has 1 sense:
1. (Islam) the will of Allah
Familiarity information: KISMET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Islam) the will of Allah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
kismat; kismet
Hypernyms ("kismet" is a kind of...):
destiny; fate (an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future)
Domain category:
Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)
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