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Definition of Necessitarian
1. Noun. Someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will.
Generic synonyms: Philosopher
Antonyms: Libertarian
Definition of Necessitarian
1. 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.
2. n. One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.
Definition of Necessitarian
1. Noun. necessarian ¹
2. Noun. One who maintains the doctrine of philosophical necessity, in opposition to that of freedom of the will: opposed to ''libertarian''. (''The Century Dictionary'', The Century Co., New York, 1911). ¹
3. Adjective. 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 — to an a priori sense of what ought in equity to be. The necessitarian falls back upon the experienced reality of facts. ''Froude'', Calvinism.(''The Century Dictionary'', The Century Co., New York, 1911). ¹
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Definition of Necessitarian
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Necessitarian
Literary usage of Necessitarian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1904)
"THE necessitarian I know not in whose hands are laid To empty upon earth From
unsuspected ambuscade The very Urns of Mirth: Who bids the Heavenly Lark arise ..."
2. Elements of Psychology by Noah Knowles Davis (1892)
"The necessitarian pronounces the common conviction of men in this matter a delusion.
... This logical situation is so far recognized by the necessitarian, ..."
3. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1870)
"... man bitten by a mad dog is not blameworthy, but people have a right to put
him to death. "COLLINS has explained and defended the necessitarian doctrine ..."
4. Biblical Dogmatics: An Exposition of the Principal Doctrines of the Holy by Milton Spenser Terry (1907)
"(5) Inerrancy a Dogma of necessitarian Philosophy.—The dogma of verbal inerrancy
is inconsistent with existing facts, extravagant in its assumptions, ..."
5. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1886)
"... a man bitten by a mad dog is not blameworthy, but people have a right to nut
him to death. COLLINS has explained and defended the necessitarian doctrine ..."
6. Moral Freedom Reconciled with Causation, by the Analysis of the Process of by Henry Travis (1865)
"The necessitarian Views.—Opponents Unconvinced ... When he first heard the
necessitarian opinion stated and maintained, he, of course, felt confident that ..."
7. The Human Mind: A Treatise in Mental Philosophy by Edward John Hamilton (1883)
"Such is a brief sketch of the necessitarian controversy; any full discussion of
it would require a volume. possibility Com* ., , . , /? ..."
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