necessitarian

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18
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13
Pronunciation
/nɪˌsɛsəˈtɛəɹi.ən/
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/nɪˌsɛsəˈtɛəɹi.ən/ · /nɪˌsɛsəˈtɛɹi.ən/

Definition of necessitarian

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. necessarian
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noun

  1. necessarian
  2. One who maintains the doctrine of philosophical necessity, in opposition to that of freedom of the will: opposed to libertarian. (The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911).

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to necessity or necessitarianism: opposed to libertarian. The Arminian has entangled the Calvinist, the Calvinist has entangled the Arminian, in a labyrinth of contradictions. The advocate of free-will appeals to conscience and instinct — to an a priori sense of what ought in equity to be. The necessitarian falls back upon the experienced reality of facts. Froude, Calvinism. (The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911).

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Etymology

From necessity + -arian.

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