fatalist
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈfeɪtəlɪst/
- I'm a fatalist.
Examples
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Many people consider themselves fatalists, feeling that they cannot change the course of their lives.
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He's kind of a fatalist at times anyway, and that can bring down overall group morale.
Blog text (27) -
Are you a fatalist, Jerry?
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For Riley, Thomas is a fatalist.
Academic text (2008) -
Often he wondered if he was a fatalist.
Fiction book (1994) -
We are learning to be good fatalists in this household.
Academic text (1997) -
In modern societies, however, the number of fatalists as a cultural type is relatively small.
Academic text (2010) -
Mariel hated to think of Finny as a junior fatalist.
Fiction book (1999) -
As a fatalist, she believed that everything in her life was meant to happen for a reason.
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The philosopher was known as a fatalist, arguing that our fate is predetermined and unavoidable.
Synonyms
2
8.8
A person who believes everything, even our choices, is caused by earlier events
1
9.9
A person who believes God decides who will be saved and people cannot change it
A person who believes all actions are fixed by earlier events, not by free choice
A person who believes God already decided their future
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fatalist comes from the word fate, which means 'what will happen', and the ending -ist that means 'a person who believes'. So a fatalist is someone who thinks events are already decided and accepts them as unchangeable.