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NECESSITARIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("necessitarian" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "necessitarian"):

Calvinist; Genevan (an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin)

determinist; fatalist; predestinarian; predestinationist (anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny)

Antonym:

libertarian (someone who believes the doctrine of free will)

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