NECESSITARIANS

Noun

necessitarians

plural of necessitarian

Source: Wiktionary


NECESSITARIAN

Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an, a.

Definition: 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.

Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an, n.

Definition: One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MONASTICISM

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