Fatalism

Origin

fatal + -ism

Full definition of fatalism

Noun

1. The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them.

Synonyms

• determinism
• predestination
• predeterminism

Antonyms

• free will
• freedom
• indeterminism

Related terms

• Amor fati
• fatality
• fate