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Fatalist
[
feyt
-l-iz-
uh
m
]
Origin
fa·tal·ism
/
ˈfeɪt
lˌɪz
əm
/
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[
feyt
-l-iz-
uh
m
]
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noun
1.
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate:
Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
2.
Philosophy
.
the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable predetermination.
Origin:
1670–80;
fatal
+
-ism
Related forms
fa·tal·ist,
noun
fa·tal·is·tic,
adjective
fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
non·fa·tal·is·tic,
adjective
qua·si-fa·tal·is·tic,
adjective
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qua·si-fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
un·fa·tal·is·tic,
adjective
un·fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
COLLAPSE
Can be confused:
determinism
,
fatalism,
necessitarianism
.
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fatalism
(ˈfeɪtəˌlɪzəm)
—
n
1.
the philosophical doctrine that all events are predetermined so that man is powerless to alter his destiny
2.
the acceptance of and submission to this doctrine
3.
a lack of effort or action in the face of difficulty
'fatalist
—
n
fatal'istic
—
adj
fatal'istically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
fatalist
1640s, in reference to the philosophical doctrine that all things are determined by fate; from
fatal
+
-ist
. General sense of "one who accepts every event as inevitable" is from 1734. Related: Fatalism (1670s); fatalistic (1832).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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