WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Fa"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. fatalisme.] The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity.
| Pronunciation: | 'feyt`lizum | ||
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| Matching Terms: | fatalist, fatalistic | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them | ||
| See Also: | determinism | ||
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| Definition: | \Fa"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. fatalisme.] The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity. | ||
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