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necessitarianism definition

ne·ces·si·tari·an·ism (nə ses′ə ter′ē ən iz′əm)

noun

the theory that every event, including any action of the human will, is the necessary result of a sequence of causes; determinism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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