fatalist

UK: /ˈfeɪtəlɪst/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fa•tal•ism /ˈfeɪtəˌlɪzəm/   n. [uncountable]

1. Philosophy a belief that all events are inevitable and predetermined.

fa•tal•ist, n. [countable]
fa•tal•is•tic, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fa•tal•ism  (fāt′l iz′əm), n. 

1. the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable;
   submission to fate:
   Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
2. Philosophy the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable predetermination.

• fatal + -ism 1670–80

fa′tal•ist, n. 
fa′tal•is′tic, adj. 
fa′tal•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.