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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Origin of fatalism

First recorded in 1670–80; fatal + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM fatalism

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fatalism

determinism fatalism necessitarianism

Words nearby fatalism

fat-tailed sheep, fat-witted, fata morgana, fatah, fatal, fatalism, fatality, fatality rate, fatally, fatback, fatbody
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British Dictionary definitions for fatalistically

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 forms of fatalism

fatalist, nounfatalistic, adjectivefatalistically, adverb
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Cultural definitions for fatalistically

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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