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Necessitarianism
Pronunciation : Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from motives; deteminism. M. Arnold.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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