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Someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
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necessitarian
Word definitions for necessitarian in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1754, from necessity + -arian . As an adjective from 1739. Related: Necessitarianism .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Necessitarian \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an\, a. 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 .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to necessity or necessitarianism: opposed to ''libertarian''. The Arminian has entangled the Calvinist, the Calvinist has entangled the Arminian, in a labyrinth of contradictions. The advocate of free-will appeals to conscience and instinct ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will [ant: libertarian ]
Usage examples of necessitarian.
Outstanding philosophical and theological schools have been formed around the will, and both able and learned and earnest men have taken opposite sides on the subject of the will under the party names of Necessitarians and Libertarians.