fatalism
English
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editNoun
editfatalism (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
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editdoctrine that all events are subject to fate
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editAre fate and choice compatible?
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French fatalisme.
Noun
editfatalism n (uncountable)
Declension
edit| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | fatalism | fatalismul |
| genitive-dative | fatalism | fatalismului |
| vocative | fatalismule | |
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editNoun
editfatalism c
Declension
edit| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fatalism | fatalisms |
| definite | fatalismen | fatalismens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
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- English terms suffixed with -ism
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Metaphysics
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns