fatalism
English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]fatalism (countable and uncountable, plural fatalisms)
- (metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
- Synonyms: determinism, kismet, predestination, predeterminism
- Antonyms: free will, freedom, indeterminism
- 2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 July 2025:
- Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers.
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[edit]doctrine that all events are subject to fate
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[edit]Are fate and choice compatible?
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French fatalisme.
Noun
[edit]fatalism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | fatalism | fatalismul |
| genitive-dative | fatalism | fatalismului |
| vocative | fatalismule | |
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[edit]Noun
[edit]fatalism c
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fatalism | fatalisms |
| definite | fatalismen | fatalismens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
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