Main Entry: fa·tal·ism

Pronunciation: \-tə-ˌli-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1678

: a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them; also : a belief in or attitude determined by this doctrine

— fa·tal·ist \-list\ noun

— fa·tal·is·tic \ˌfā-tə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective

— fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb