destalinisation
- n social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
destalinization
- n social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
his statue was demolished as part of destalinization
destination
- n the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view - n the ultimate goal for which something is done
- n written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
destiny
- n an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- n the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
we are helpless in the face of destiny - n your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)