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Determinism: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Determinism noun. The view that every event, including human choices, is the inevitable result of earlier causes.
How to say it
dih-TUR-mih-niz-um/dɪˈtəːmɪnɪz(ə)m/
5 syllables, stressed on the second (TUR). Forms: determinist, deterministic.
Determinism in a sentence
Strict determinism would mean that this sentence was settled before the dinosaurs.
Her novel flirts with determinism, each character trapped by the town they were born in.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- fatalism
- predestination
- necessitarianism
Opposite:
Where determinism comes from
From determine, from Latin determinare, to set limits.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Her novel flirts with _____, each character trapped by the town they were born in.
- determinism
- ataraxia
- theocracy
Show the answer
determinism: Her novel flirts with determinism, each character trapped by the town they were born in.