Necessitarian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Necessitarian \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an\, 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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Necessitarian \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an\, n.
     One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  necessitarian
       n : someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will [ant:
            {libertarian}]