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noun
One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a person who believes in fatalism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to fatalism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fatalistic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: determinist, predestinarian, predestinationist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: necessitarian
History
Etymology tree English fatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fatalist From fatal + -ist.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
