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Meaning of NECESSITARIAN

Pronunciation:  ni`sesi'tehreeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
 
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 Antonyms: libertarian
 
 See Also: Calvinist, determinist, fatalist, philosopher, predestinationist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an\, a.
    Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity
    in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially
    as applied to the actings or choices of the will; -- opposed
    to {libertarian}.
    
  2. \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an\, n.
    One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.
    
 

 

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