fatalist
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fa·tal·ism
(fāt′l-ĭz′əm)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.
fa′tal·ist n.
fa′tal·is′tic adj.
fa′tal·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | fatalist - anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny necessitarian - someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will |
Adj. | 1. | fatalist - of or relating to fatalism; "a fatalist person" |
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Translations
جَبْري، مُؤْمِن بالقَضاء والقَدَر
fatalista
fatalist
FatalistFatalistin
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fatalist
n → Fatalist(in) m(f)
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fate
(feit) noun1. (sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events. Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?
2. a destiny or doom, eg death. A terrible fate awaited her.
ˈfatalism noun the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it.
ˈfatalist noun a person who believes in fatalism. He is a complete fatalist – he just accepts everything that happens to him.
ˌfataˈlistic adjectiveˈfated adjective
controlled or intended by fate. He seemed fated to arrive late wherever he went.
ˈfateful adjective involving important decisions, results etc. At last the fateful day arrived.
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