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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Necessitarian

· Ne·ces·si·ta·ri·an · IPA /nɪˌsɛsəˈtɛɹi.ən/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially as applied to the a…
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    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.
02 n. One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.
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    One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.