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Determinism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Determinism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

2

The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
philosophical doctrine
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fatalism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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