English dictionary
fatalism
/'f/eI/t,/-/l/I/z/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity.
Source: webster1913