Definition of "kismetic" in English

adjective

1. Of, like, or pertaining to kismet; fatiloquent; predestined; ineluctable.

   • The essay discusses how devotees perform rituals at the mazars of Waris Shah and Shah Latif out of a variety of purposes which may be categorised as pan- thic, dharmic and kismetic.
   • The fourth, kismetic, dimension is a conceptual umbrella under which all unfortunate incidents are explained as fate or the work of the supernatural. The kismetic dimension is of most importance in this research because the popular belief of …
   • And although Oberoi has labelled the conceptual framework within which this takes place an Enchanted Universe, a better view of the kismetic dimension of Punjabi religion is that it provides a sophisticated — although manifestly symbolic — means of reflecting upon and making sense of one's personal position in the world at large.