necessarian

  • 1Necessarian — Nec es*sa ri*an, n. [Cf. F. n[ e]cessarien. See {Necessary}.] An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a necessitarian. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Necessarian — Nec es*sa ri*an, a. Of or pertaining to necessarianism. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3necessarian — necessarianism, n. /nes euh sair ee euhn/, n., adj. necessitarian. [NECESSARY + AN] * * * …

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  • 4necessarian — noun An advocate of the doctrine of necessity …

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  • 5necessarian — nec·es·sar·i·an …

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  • 6necessarian — /nɛsəˈsɛəriən/ (say nesuh sairreeuhn) noun, adjective → necessitarian. {necessar(y) + i 2 + an} –necessarianism, noun …

  • 7necessarian — n. & adj. = NECESSITARIAN. Derivatives: necessarianism n …

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  • 8Necessitarianism — is a metaphysical principle that denies all mere possibility; there is exactly one way for the world to be. It is the strongest member of a family of principles, including hard determinism, each of which deny free will, reasoning that human… …

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  • 9Conscience — • The individual, as in him customary rules acquire ethical character by the recognition of distinct principles and ideals, all tending to a final unity or goal, which for the mere evolutionist is left very indeterminate, but for the Christian… …

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  • 10Necessity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Necessity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 involuntariness involuntariness Sgm: N 1 instinct instinct blind impulse Sgm: N 1 inborn proclivity inborn proclivity innate proclivity Sgm: N 1 native tendency native tendency… …

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