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necessitarianism

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ne⋅ces⋅si⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ism

  [nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.
Origin:
1850–55; necessitarian + -ism
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ne·ces·si·tar·i·an·ism   (nə-sěs'ĭ-târ'ē-ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.   Philosophy
The doctrine holding that events are inevitably determined by preceding causes.
ne·ces'si·tar'i·an adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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