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- fatalism
- a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
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- determinism
collapse - (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will related words >
- Calvinism,
- aftertime,
- afteryears,
- by-and-by,
- course ahead,
- crystal ball,
- distant future,
- election,
- eventuality,
- expectation,
- fatalism,
- foresight,
- forward look,
- future,
- future tense,
- futurism,
- futurity,
- hereafter,
- immediate future,
- immediate prospect,
- imminence,
- near future,
- offing,
- outlook,
- posteriority,
- predestinarianism,
- predeterminism,
- prediction,
- probability,
- project,
- prophecy,
- prospect,
- the future,
- the morrow,
- the sweet by-and-by,
- time ahead,
- time just ahead,
- time to come,
- tomorrow
- stoicism
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- an indifference to pleasure or pain
- (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno related words >
- acceptance,
- ataraxia,
- ataraxy,
- austerity,
- backbone,
- bovinity,
- calm,
- calmness,
- coolness,
- dispassion,
- dispassionateness,
- dullness,
- easy temper,
- endurance,
- even temper,
- fatalism,
- forbearance,
- forbearing,
- forbearingness,
- fortitude,
- good temper,
- grit,
- guts,
- impassiveness,
- impassivity,
- imperturbability,
- imperturbableness,
- indifference,
- indulgence,
- inexcitability,
- inexcitableness,
- inirritability,
- insensibility,
- lenience,
- leniency,
- long-sufferance,
- long-suffering,
- longanimity,
- patience,
- patience of Job,
- patientness,
- perseverance,
- phlegm,
- pluck,
- resignation,
- sand,
- self-control,
- self-possession,
- smooth temper,
- steadiness,
- stolidity,
- sufferance,
- sweet reasonableness,
- tolerance,
- toleration,
- unirritableness,
- unnervousness,
- unpassionateness,
- unresponsiveness,
- waiting game,
- waiting it out
- election
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- the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
- a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
- the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
- the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election" related words >
- Calvinism,
- accession,
- alternative,
- alternativity,
- anointing,
- anointment,
- apostolic orders,
- appointment,
- arrogation,
- assignment,
- assumption,
- authorization,
- by-election,
- calling,
- canonization,
- caucus,
- choice,
- choosing,
- closed primary,
- co-optation,
- co-option,
- conferment,
- congressional election,
- consecration,
- contested election,
- coronation,
- decision,
- delegation,
- deputation,
- designation,
- determinism,
- direct primary,
- druthers,
- electing,
- empowerment,
- fatalism,
- first choice,
- free choice,
- free will,
- general election,
- holy orders,
- induction,
- installation,
- institution,
- investiture,
- legitimate succession,
- major orders,
- mandatory primary,
- minor orders,
- nomination,
- nonpartisan primary,
- open primary,
- option,
- optional primary,
- ordainment,
- orders,
- ordination,
- partisan election,
- pick,
- plebiscite,
- political election,
- poll,
- predestinarianism,
- predeterminism,
- preference,
- preference primary,
- preferment,
- preoption,
- presentation,
- presidential election,
- presidential preference primary,
- presidential primary,
- primary,
- primary election,
- reading in,
- referendum,
- runoff,
- runoff election,
- runoff primary,
- seizure,
- selection,
- succession,
- taking over,
- the pick,
- usurpation,
- volition,
- vote,
- voting,
- will
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