fatalism

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Noun

fatalism (countable and uncountable; plural fatalisms)

1. fate, fatality, the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them.

Synonyms

• determinism
• predestination
• predeterminism

Antonyms

• free will
• freedom
• indeterminism

Related terms

• amor fati (Amor fati)
• fatality
• fate

Translations

doctrine that all events are subject to fate

Croatian: fatalizam (hr) m. Dutch: fatalisme (nl) n. French: fatalisme (fr) m. German: Fatalismus (de) m. Indonesian: kepasrahan (id)

Polish: fatalizm (pl) m. Portuguese: fatalismo (pt) m. Romanian: fatalism (ro) n. Russian: фатализм (ru) (fatalízm) m. Spanish: fatalismo (es) m.

See also

Are fate and choice compatible?

• compatibilism (Compatibilism)
• incompatibilism (Incompatibilism)

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Romanian

Etymology

Latin fatalis, French fatalisme

Noun

fatalism n.

1. fatalism

Related terms

• fatal
• fatalist
• fatalitate