-ˌizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from fatalist, after such pairs as English atheist: atheism
1. : the doctrine that all things are subject to fate ; specifically : the doctrine that the occurrence of events is necessitated or is fixed in advance for all time in such a manner that human beings are powerless to change them — compare determinism
2.
a. : the mental attitude of a fatalist ; specifically : a belief in fatalism
b. : compliance with what are believed to be the dictates of fate
fatalism can take the form of abject submissiveness but also of heroism