determinism
noun/dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/
/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪzəm/
[uncountable] (philosophy)- the belief that people are not free to choose what they are like or how they behave, because these things are decided by their environment and other things over which they have no controlTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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