necessitarianism

[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]
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noun
  1. the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.

Origin of necessitarianism

1
First recorded in 1850–55; necessitarian + -ism

Words that may be confused with necessitarianism

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British Dictionary definitions for necessitarianism

necessitarianism

necessarianism (ˌnɛsɪˈsɛərɪəˌnɪzəm)

/ (nɪˌsɛsɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm) /


noun
  1. philosophy another word for determinism Compare libertarian

Derived forms of necessitarianism

  • necessitarian or necessarian, noun, adjective

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