1. the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable, and that humans are powerless to change them
Usage: philosophy

Examples

• His fatalism prevented him from trying to improve his situation.
• The soldier’s fatalism helped him cope with the dangers of war.
• She rejected fatalism and believed people could shape their own destiny.
• The philosophy of fatalism suggests that worrying about the future is pointless.
• Their fatalism led them to accept whatever happened without resistance.
• The ancient Greeks often displayed a kind of fatalism toward the gods’ will.