fatalist

Noun · Adjective
US[fey-tuh-list]/ˈfeɪtəlɪst/3 syllables
Synonyms: deterministpredestinarianpredestinationistfatalistic

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destinySynonyms: deterministpredestinarianpredestinationistType of necessitarian

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to fatalism“a fatalist person”“fatalistic thinking”Synonyms: fatalisticRelating to fatalism

Related words determinism noun, determinist noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fa′tal·ist noun

Origin: Cf. F. fataliste.

One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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