fatalism
[feyt-l-iz-uh m]
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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.
Origin of fatalism
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He abandoned himself hopelessly, fatalistically to his destiny.
Crome YellowAldous Huxley
"Shore, they'll be somethin' doin' to-day," said Jim, fatalistically.
Tales of lonely trailsZane Grey
"They'll all be devils," returned Mrs. Nitschkan fatalistically.
The Black PearlMrs. Wilson Woodrow
Adela Sellingworth is said to have behaved most fatalistically when the story came out.
December LoveRobert Hichens
But the old woman said often, fatalistically, "They will not always escape—but it will be for France."
The Tin SoldierTemple Bailey
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