adj
Meaning 1
Characteristic of determinism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
determinist
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian, UK: /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nɪst/
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Canada, US: /dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɪst/
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noun
Meaning 2
An advocate of determinism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fatalist, predestinarian, predestinationist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: necessitarian
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French déterministe, equivalent to determine + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: deterministický — characteristic of determinism
- Swedish: deterministisk — characteristic of determinism
- Czech: determinista — advocate of determinism
- Greek: ντετερμινιστής (nteterministís) — advocate of determinism
- Greek: ντετερμινίστρια (nteterminístria) — advocate of determinism
- Swedish: determinist — advocate of determinism