Fatalism

/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/ noun

Definition

The belief that all events are already decided by fate or destiny and that humans have no power to change what will happen.

Etymology

From 'fatal' (related to fate) combined with the philosophy suffix '-ism'. The term comes from Latin 'fatalis' meaning destined by fate, and became a formal philosophical doctrine in the 16th-17th centuries.

Kelly Says

Fatalism is philosophically wild because it creates a paradox: if everything is fated, are your beliefs about fatalism also fated? And if so, does it matter that you believe it? The philosophy basically argues itself into a logical corner.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ትእዛዝ
te'azaz
ARالعربية
القدر
al-qadr
BNবাংলা
মৃত্যু-নির্ধারণ
mrityu-nidharon
CACatalà
fatalisme
fa-ta-li-sme
CSČeština
fatalismus
fa-ta-li-muhs
DADansk
fatalisme
fa-ta-li-sme
DEDeutsch
Fatalismus
fa-ta-li-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
φασματισμός
fasmatismos
ESEspañol
fatalismo
fa-ta-li-smo
FAفارسی
م تقدیر
moqadar
FISuomi
fatalismi
fa-ta-li-smi
FRFrançais
fatalisme
fa-ta-lizm
GUGU
જન્મ
janm
HAHA
ta'a
ta'a
HEעברית
גְּזֵרָה
g'zeirah
HIहिन्दी
नियतिवाद
niyativaad
HUMagyar
fatalizmus
fa-ta-li-zmuhs
IDBahasa Indonesia
fatalisme
fa-ta-li-sme
IGIG
nwata
n-wa-ta
ITItaliano
fatalismo
fa-ta-li-smo
JA日本語
宿命論
shukumeiron
KKKK
қаты
qaty
KMKM
អនុវត្ត
anu-vat
KO한국어
운명론
unmyeong-ron
MRMR
भाग्य
bhaagya
MSBahasa Melayu
fatalisme
fa-ta-li-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင့်
kyin
NLNederlands
fatalisme
fa-ta-li-sme
NONorsk
fatalisme
fa-ta-li-sme
PAPA
ਕਿਰਮਾ
kir-ma
PLPolski
fatalizm
fa-ta-lizm
PTPortuguês
fatalismo
fa-ta-li-smo
RORomână
fatalism
fa-ta-li-sm
RUРусский
Fatalizm
fa-ta-lizm
SVSvenska
fatalism
fa-ta-lizm
SWKiswahili
fatalism
fa-ta-li-zm
TAதமிழ்
நியாயம்
niyaayam
TEతెలుగు
ఖ్షుణ
khsun
THไทย
ลัทธิความเชื่อมั่น
lat-thi kwan-cheu man
TLTL
fatalismo
fa-ta-li-smo
TRTürkçe
fatalizm
fa-ta-lizm
UKУкраїнська
фаталізм
fatalizm
URاردو
مقدرت
maqderat
VITiếng Việt
tư tưởng định mệnh
tu tuong dinh menh
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀
or-o
ZH中文
宿命论
sù mìng lùn
ZUZU
umqondo
um-qon-do

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