Noun: fatalism 'fey-tu,li-zum
- A philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
"His fatalism led him to accept misfortunes without complaint"
- A submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable
"His fatalism led him to accept his circumstances without trying to change them"
Derived forms: fatalisms
Type of: acceptance, credence, determinism
Encyclopedia: Fatalism