— fatalist , n. — fatalistic , adj. — fatalistically , adv.
/fayt"l iz'euhm/ , n.
1. the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
2. Philos. the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable predetermination.
[ 1670-80; FATAL + -ISM ]