fatalism

Definition of Fatalism in English :

1. fatalism

a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable

2. fatalism

a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fatalism

noun

1.

the philosophical doctrine that all events are predetermined so that people are powerless to alter their destinies

2.

the acceptance of and submission to this doctrine

3.

a lack of effort or action in the face of difficulty

noun

1.

the belief that all events are determined by fate and, therefore, inevitable

2.

acceptance of every event as inevitable

n.

1. The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.

2. Acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable.