Fatalism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
Framework senses
- §1
- a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
- §2
- a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable