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fatalistic

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fa·tal·ism  (ftl-zm)
n.
1. The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.
2. Acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable.
fatal·ist n.
fatal·istic adj.
fatal·isti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fatalistic - of or relating to fatalism; "a fatalist person"
fatalist
Translations
fatalistic [ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk] ADJ → fatalista
fatalistic [ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk] adj (= resigned) → fataliste
to be fatalistic about sth → être fataliste quant à qch
fatalistic
adj, fatalistically
adv → fatalistisch
fatalistic [ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk] adj → fatalistico/a
fatalistic [ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk] adj → fatalistico/a


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As the frantic old man thus spoke and thus trampled with his live and dead feet, a sneering triumph that seemed meant for Ahab, and a fatalistic despair that seemed meant for himself --these passed over the mute, motionless Parsee's face.
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She handed her feelings over to the actors with a kind of fatalistic resignation.
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As Tess's own people down in those retreats are never tired of saying among each other in their fatalistic way: "It was to be.
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