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it is the belief that events constitute a chain of causes and effects with absolute determinism

for its meaning as the prime cause of events is better expressed by the term Divine Providence

If anyone calls the influence or the power of God by the name of Fate, let him keep his opinion, but mend his speech."

Fate, in its popular meaning, is something opposed to chance, in so far as the latter term implies a cause acting according to no fixed laws.