What is a fatalistic philosophy?

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[ feyt-l-iz-uhm ]SHOW IPA

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the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.

Philosophy. the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable predetermination.

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Origin of fatalism

First recorded in 167080; fatal + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM fatalism

fa·tal·ist, noun, adjectivefa·tal·is·tic[feyt-l-is-tik], /ˌfeɪt lˈɪs tɪk/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fatalism

determinism, fatalism , necessitarianism

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use fatalism in a sentence

  • We tend to get distracted by utopian visions or by a cynical fatalism that says, Lets just burn the whole thing down because nothing can improve it.

  • Were in even deeper trouble if healthy cynicism tips into lazy fatalism.

  • Seasons upon seasons of coming up short can imbue a sense of fatalism in even the most optimistic supporters.

  • Keong Sim narrates the book in a serene, resonant voice, capturing the authors wry humor and feelings of awe and fatalism.

  • Rather than sparking inspiration, it speaks of blatant fatalism about what is worth saving, a preference for the lofty and unpopulated with delusions of innovation and heroism.

  • The dire fatalism that dominated the discourse then is gone, replaced largely with a practiced apathy.

  • The Middle East was the source of an uncharacteristic vibe at Davos: fatalism.

  • This is in marked contrast to the fatalism you see in places like Russia and China, where partisanship is frowned upon.

  • It had had, he owned, its temporary value, as the necessary rebellion against fatalism and immobility and privilege.

  • Jarvis discarded his fatalism, as he caught at this loophole.

  • No fatalism is long proof against the call of love and June.

  • "The roses of Konopisht," he muttered, thinking of Marishka's fatalism.

  • He is accused of a leaning to fatalism, which he heartily denied, but which seems to follow from his logical conclusions.

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British Dictionary definitions for fatalism

the philosophical doctrine that all events are predetermined so that man is powerless to alter his destiny

the acceptance of and submission to this doctrine

a lack of effort or action in the face of difficulty

Derived forms of fatalism

fatalist, nounfatalistic, adjectivefatalistically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for fatalism

The belief that events are determined by an impersonal fate and cannot be changed by human beings. Fatalism is a form of determinism.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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