fatalism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/
Etymology
Etymology tree English fatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fatalism From fatal + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:metaphysics, uncountable) 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.
Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers.
2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fatalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
indeterminism · free will · freedom
Deriveds
Relateds
incompatibilism · amor fati · fate · compatibilism · fatality
Synonyms
predeterminism · determinism · predestination · kismet
Translations (33)
ro fatalism (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · ca fatalisme (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · cmn 宿命論 /宿命论 (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · vo fätim (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · el μοιρολατρία (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · da skæbnetro (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · da fatalisme (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · uk фаталі́зм (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · el φαταλισμός (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · nl fatalisme (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · is forlagatrú (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · fi fatalismi (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · fi kohtalousko (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · fr fatalisme (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · sh фаталѝзам (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · pl fatalizm (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · pt fatalismo (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · gl fatalismo (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · io fatalismo (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · de Fatalismus (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · hu fatalizmus (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · sv fatalism (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · id kepasrahan (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · cy tyngedfenyddiaeth (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · sh fatalìzam (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · ru фатали́зм (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · cs fatalismus (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · es fatalismo (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · ko 운명론 (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · sv ödestro (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · pa ਭਾਗਵਾਦ (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · it fatalismo (doctrine that all events are subject to fate) · ko 숙명론 (doctrine that all events are subject to fate)