fatalism
[ feyt-l-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈfeɪt lˌɪz əm /
noun
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
Philosophy. the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable predetermination.
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fat-tailed sheep, fat-witted, fata morgana, fatah, fatal, fatalism, fatalist, fatalistic, fatality, fatality rate, fatally
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Can be confuseddeterminism fatalism necessitarianism
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British Dictionary definitions for fatalistic
fatalism
/ (ˈfeɪtəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
the philosophical doctrine that all events are predetermined so that man is powerless to alter his destiny
the acceptance of and submission to this doctrine
a lack of effort or action in the face of difficulty
Derived Formsfatalist, nounfatalistic, adjectivefatalistically, adverb
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Culture definitions for fatalistic
fatalism
The belief that events are determined by an impersonal fate and cannot be changed by human beings. Fatalism is a form of determinism.
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