necessitarian

[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh n ]

/ nəˌsɛs ɪˈtɛər i ən /

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noun

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

adjective

pertaining to necessitarians or necessitarianism.

Nearby words

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

Also necessarian.

Origin of necessitarian

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples 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