'Determinism' definitions:
Definition of 'determinism'
(from WordNet)
noun
(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
Definition of 'Determinism'
From: GCIDE
- Determinism \De*ter"min*ism\, n. (Metaph.) The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives, preceding events, and natural laws. [1913 Webster]
- Its superior suitability to produce courage, as contrasted with scientific physical determinism, is obvious. --F. P. Cobbe. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'determinism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aftertime,
- afteryears,
- by-and-by,
- Calvinism,
- 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
Words containing 'Determinism'
- Determinability,
- Determinable,
- Determinableness,
- Determinant,
- Determinate,
- Determinately,
- Determinateness,
- Determination,
- Determinative,
- Determinator,
- Determine,
- Determined,
- Determinedly,
- Determiner,
- Determining,
- Determinate equations,
- Determinate inflorescence,
- Determinate problem,
- Determinate quantities,
- Determinative tables,
- antigenic determinant,
- determining factor,
- Self-determination,
- Self-determining,
- Skew symmetrical determinant,
- self-determined