fatalist

Examples

• All

• Many people consider themselves fatalists, feeling that they cannot change the course of their lives.

• 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?

  The Mexican (2001)

• 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.

• The philosopher was known as a fatalist, arguing that our fate is predetermined and unavoidable.

Synonyms

D

determinist

vsfatalist

• Specialized

2 8.8

A person who believes everything, even our choices, is caused by earlier events

accepts that destiny cannot be changed rather than studying causes

N

necessitarian

vsfatalist

• Formal

9.9

A person who believes all actions are fixed by earlier events, not by free choice

accepts inevitability of destiny instead of arguing necessity

P

predestinationist

vsfatalist

9.9

A person who believes God already decided their future

accepts inevitability without insisting on divine authorship

P

predestinarian

vsfatalist

• Formal

9.9

A person who believes God decides who will be saved and people cannot change it

accepts inevitability for all events rather than only for salvation

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology