necessarian
UK/ˌnɛsəˈsɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹi.ən/
necessarian noun: an adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.
Noun (1)
necessarian (plural necessarians)
- An adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.
- And the Necessarian asserts, that if, in any given state of mind, with respect both to dispositions and motives, two different determinations, or volitions, be possible, it can be on no other principle, than that one of them should come under the description of an effect without a cause; just as if...1810, Charles Buck, Materialists, entry in A Theological Dictionary, Volume 2, page 86
- But neither you nor myself, necessarian as I am, can pretend to this degree of perfection.1832, Joseph Priestley, edited by John Towill Rutt, The Theological and Miscellaneous Works of Joseph Priestley, volume 4, page 191
- Synonyms:
- necessitarian
Noun (2) capitalized: Necessarian
Necessarian (plural Necessarians)
- Alternative letter-case form of necessarian.
Synonyms of necessarian
Forms of necessarian
| plural | necessarians |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Necessarian |
| plural | Necessarians |
Origin of necessarian
From necessary + -ian.
Words that rhyme with necessarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about necessarian
- What does necessarian mean?
- Necessarian means an adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.
- What part of speech is necessarian?
- Necessarian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce necessarian?
- Necessarian is pronounced /ˌnɛsəˈsɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of necessarian?
- The plural of necessarian is necessarians.
Words near necessarian in the dictionary
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