necessitarianism
[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.
Origin of necessitarianism
1First recorded in 1850–55; necessitarian + -ism
Words that may be confused with necessitarianism
- determinism, fatalism, necessitarianism
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British Dictionary definitions for necessitarianism
necessitarianism
necessarianism (ˌnɛsɪˈsɛərɪəˌnɪzəm)
/ (nɪˌsɛsɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
philosophy another word for determinism Compare libertarian
Derived forms of necessitarianism
- necessitarian or necessarian, noun, adjective
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