a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
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fatalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | determinism |
| Derivation | fatalist, fatalistic |
fatalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acceptance, credence |
Examples of fatalism
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The low turnout reflected not just apathy and fatalism, which are indeed strong.
From the economist.com
Tragic fatalism gave way to a raucous late-summer festival of tremendous tennis.
From the independent.co.uk
Ka's poetic rebirth involves him, and us, in a comparable fatalism and passivity.
From the theatlantic.com
Fatalism is a constant element in rap, but there are different ways to play it.
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Too often, a sense of fatalism permeates daily life and impedes innovative ideas.
From the forbes.com
Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason was not, however, a gesture of fatalism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One famous ancient argument regarding fatalism was the so-called Idle Argument.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The series also highlights the sense of fatalism and stigma surrounding stillbirth.
From the abcnews.go.com
Inevitably, the mysticism and the fatalism intervene, blocking out all logic.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable
- A philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
- (fatalist) anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
- (fatalistic) fatalist: of or relating to fatalism; "a fatalist person"
- Fatalism is a philosophical doctrine emphasizing the subjugation of all events or actions to fate or inevitable predetermination.
- (fatalist) One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity
- (Fatalist) One who has belief in fate instead of human effort.
- The psychological counterpart of determinism: the belief that the future will happen anyway, and there's nothing that anybody can do about it. It follows that it's useless to try and improve the human condition. ...
- Differentia: Holds that all future events are determined by fate and unalterable
