fatalism

(-iz′əm)

noun

  1. the belief that all events are determined by fate and, therefore, inevitable
  2. acceptance of every event as inevitable

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See fatalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.
  2. Acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable.

Related Forms:

  • faˈtal·ist noun
  • faˌtal·isˈtic adjective
  • faˌtal·isˈti·cal·ly adverb

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