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fatalist
Variant of fatalism
fatalism
definition
fa·tal·ism (-iz′əm)
noun
- the belief that all events are determined by fate and, therefore, inevitable
- acceptance of every event as inevitable
Related Forms:
- fatalist fa′·tal·ist noun
- fatalistic fa′·tal·is′·tic adjective
- fatalistically fa′·tal·is′·ti·cally adverb
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