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necessitarianism

ne·ces·si·tar·i·an·ism
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /nəˌsɛs ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /nəˌsɛs ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of necessitarianism word

  • noun necessitarianism the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism. 1
  • noun necessitarianism (metaphysics) necessarianism. 1
  • noun necessitarianism the theory that every event, including any action of the human will, is the necessary result of a sequence of causes; determinism 0

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Origin of necessitarianism

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; necessitarian + -ism

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Parts of speech for Necessitarianism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

necessitarianism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for necessitarianism

noun necessitarianism

  • acceptance — Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
  • stoicism — a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
  • predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
  • predestinarian — of or relating to predestination.
  • determinism — Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.

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