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Fatalism
The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity.
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The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…
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Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.
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The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives.
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One who believes in determinism. Also adj.; as, determinist theories.
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One who believes in determinism. Also adj.; as, determinist theories.
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Implying, or partaking of the nature of, fatalism.
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Implying, or partaking of the nature of, fatalism.
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