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Determinism

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Determinism"

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Word	Definition
determinationnoun	The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
predestinationnoun	(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
fatalismnoun	(metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
predeterminationnoun	Something that has been decided in advance.
necessitarianismnoun	(metaphysics) necessarianism
predeterminismnoun	The belief that all events that occur have already been determined.
inevitabilitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of being inevitable.
foreordinationnoun	Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
inexorabilitynoun	The quality or state of being inexorable.
predestinynoun	(obsolete) Predestination.
mechanismnoun	(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
preordinationnoun	The state or process of things being preordained.
causalitynoun	The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.
causationnoun	The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
necessitynoun	The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
predestinarianismnoun	The belief (or doctrine) that one is powerless to change one's destiny.
causalismnoun	(philosophy) The doctrine that actions have a direct cause, especially that people's actions are caused by their mental state at the time.
predestiningverb	(transitive) To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
preordainmentnoun	The act of preordaining something.
fixednessnoun	The state or condition of being fixed.