FATALISM


Meaning of FATALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -tə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1678

: a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them ; also : a belief in or attitude determined by this doctrine

• fa·tal·ist -list noun

• fa·tal·is·tic ˌfā-tə-ˈlis-tik adjective

• fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.