predeterminism means the belief that all events that occur have already been determined. It carries an Arena rating of 1233, earned across 107 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, predeterminism ranks #554 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #590 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #1,216 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #3,008 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words.
Why “predeterminism” is a great word
PREDETERMINISM — [Noun] The philosophical or theological doctrine that every event is irrevocably fixed in advance, either by a causal chain initiated before time or by the conscious decree of a divine will. Borrowed from French *prédéterminisme*, formed within English from the prefix *pre-* ("before") + *determinism* (from Latin *determinare*, "to bound, limit, prescribe") + the suffix *-ism* (denoting a system or doctrine). Unlike *determinism*, which traces necessity through natural cause and effect within time, or *fatalism*, which surrenders to an impersonal and arbitrary destiny, predeterminism is a script finalized before the curtain rises. It is the unerring trajectory of a cannonball from the moment it leaves the muzzle, the scent of a thunderstorm locked into the atmosphere days before the barometer falls, and the quiet dread of feeling your life is not a story you are writing but a sentence you are reading aloud. The world becomes a museum of its own future.
Etymology
Borrowed from French prédéterminisme, equivalent to pre- + determinism or predetermine + -ism.
noun
- The belief that all events that occur have already been determined.
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