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necessitarian

[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uhn ]

/ nəˌsɛs ɪˈtɛər i ən /

noun

a person who advocates or supports necessitarianism (distinguished from libertarian).

adjective

pertaining to necessitarians or necessitarianism.

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Also necessarian.

Origin of necessitarian

First recorded in 1790–1800; necessit(y) + -arian

Words nearby necessitarian

necessaries, necessarily, necessary, necessary condition, necessary stool, necessitarian, necessitarianism, necessitate, necessitous, necessitude, necessity

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Example sentences from the Web for necessitarian

I summoned Desmarais to me; he answered not my call: he was from home,—an unfrequent occurrence with the necessitarian valet.
Devereux, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
I would ardently that you were a necessitarian, and (believing in an all-loving Omnipotence) an optimist.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The real liberty of the Will, according to the Necessitarian scheme, next demands our attention.
Doctrine of the Will|Asa Mahan
An intimate friend of his was a necessitarian—that's the term, is it not?
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various

I can give no other answer, the Necessitarian replies, than that already given.
Doctrine of the Will|Asa Mahan

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