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fatalism

/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
fa-tal-ism
IPA
/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English fatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fatalism From fatal + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fatalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

heterofatalism

Phrases

amor fati

Frequently Paired Words

amor fati fatality fate compatibilism incompatibilism

Synonyms

determinism kismet predestination predeterminism

Antonyms

free will freedom indeterminism

Questions

How do you pronounce fatalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/.
What does fatalism mean?
The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
Where does fatalism come from?
Etymology tree English fatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fatalism From fatal + -ism.

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