Fatalism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fatalism is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Example Sentences
Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers.
Word Forms
- fatalisms
Synonyms for fatalism
Depending on context, synonyms include determinism, kismet, predestination, predeterminism.
Antonyms for fatalism
Common opposites include free will, freedom, indeterminism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fatality, fate, inevitability, misfortune, doom, determinism.
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