fatalism

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"This fatalism is a deadly adversary," he told a crowd of more than 20,000 in an old square outside the Prague Castle gates.

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  1. noun The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.
  2. noun Acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable.

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  • "This fatalism is a deadly adversary," he told a crowd of more than 20,000 in an old square outside the Prague Castle gates. —  chron.com Chronicle
  • 'This fatalism is a deadly adversary, for if we believe that the spread of nuclear weapons is inevitable, then we are admitting to ourselves that the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable.' —  Home | Mail Online
  • "This fatalism is a deadly adversary, for if we believe that the spread of nuclear weapons is inevitable, then we are admitting to ourselves that the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable." —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • "This fatalism is a deadly adversary," he told a crowd of more than
  • Such fatalism is a deadly adversary, for if we believe that the spread of nuclear weapons is inevitable, then in some way we are admitting to ourselves that the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable. —  White House.gov Agenda Articles Feed
 

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  1. = D. G. fatalismus = Danish fatalisme = Swedish fatalism, from French fatalisme = Spanish Portuguese Italian fatalismo; as fatal + -ism.
 

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/ˈfeɪtəlɪzm/
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