fa·tal·ism

[feyt-l-iz-uhm]
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

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
qua·si-fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·fa·tal·is·tic, adjective
un·fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

determinism, fatalism, necessitarianism.
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fatalism (ˈfeɪtəˌlɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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fatalism definition


The belief that events are determined by an impersonal fate and cannot be changed by human beings. Fatalism is a form of determinism.

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Example sentences
Fatalism only ensures that that tide does not turn sooner.
Charities are striving to turn around such fatalism.
Reactions to these alarming reports have varied from fatalism to urgent concern.
Call it, if the fatalism has become too much, inevitable.
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