necessitarian
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of necessitarian
First recorded in 1790–1800; necessit(y) + -arian
Example Sentences
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His letters show that he was not an opportunist but a confessed "necessitarian."
From Time Magazine Archive
Herein, then, lies the error of the necessitarian.
From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
Supposing this to be the case, how has it happened, it may be asked, that the argument of the necessitarian has appeared so conclusive to himself, as well as unanswerable to others?
From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
To this the necessitarian replies, what does it signify that a man has a perfect liberty in regard to the choice of “one of two peppercorns?”
From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
The necessitarian may be an optimist of a high order.
From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip
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