- Fatalism
- Fatalism Fa"tal*ism, n. [Cf. F. fatalisme.] The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity. [1913 Webster]
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Fatalism
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Fatalism — • The view which holds that all events in the history of the world, and, in particular, the actions and incidents which make up the story of each individual life, are determined by fate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fatalism … Catholic encyclopedia
fatalism — FATALÍSM s.n. Doctrină care consideră că toate evenimentele din viaţa oamenilor ar fi dinainte determinate de destin. ♦ Atitudinea omului fatalist. – Din fr. fatalisme. Trimis de RACAI, 13.01.2009. Sursa: DEX 98 FATALÍSM s. predestinare,… … Dicționar Român
fatalism — index resignation (passive acceptance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fatalism — 1670s, from FATAL (Cf. fatal) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
fatalism — [n] resignation to a fate acceptance, destinism, determinism, necessitarianism, passivity, predestinarianism, predestination, stoicism; concept 689 … New thesaurus
fatalism — ► NOUN 1) the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable. 2) a submissive attitude to events. DERIVATIVES fatalist noun fatalistic adjective … English terms dictionary
fatalism — [fāt′ liz΄əm] n. 1. the belief that all events are determined by fate and, therefore, inevitable 2. acceptance of every event as inevitable fatalist n. fatalistic adj. fatalistically adv … English World dictionary
Fatalism — Certainty series Agnosticism Belief Certainty Doubt Determinism Epistemology Estimation Fallibilism … Wikipedia
fatalism — A system of beliefs which holds that everything has its appointed outcome, that this cannot be avoided by effort or foreknowledge, and must merely be accepted as an unavoidable fact of life. The phenomenon has been somewhat neglected by… … Dictionary of sociology
fatalism — [[t]fe͟ɪtəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Fatalism is a feeling that you cannot control events or prevent unpleasant things from happening, especially when this feeling stops you from making decisions or making an effort. There s a certain mood of fatalism… … English dictionary
