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fatalism

noun

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

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Word length
8
Starts with
F
Ends with
M
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
A2

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noun

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

noun

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

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