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Necessitas

Necessitas proper noun: the personification of absolute necessity; Ananke.

Proper noun

Necessitas

  1. (Roman, Orphic theology) The personification of absolute necessity; Ananke.

Origin of Necessitas

Learned borrowing from Latin necessitās. Doublet of necessity.

Phrases with Necessitas

Questions about Necessitas

What does Necessitas mean?
Necessitas means the personification of absolute necessity; Ananke.
What part of speech is Necessitas?
Necessitas is a proper noun.

Words near Necessitas in the dictionary

  1. necessarys
  2. necessitarian
  3. necessitarianism
  4. necessitarianisms
  5. necessitarians
  6. Necessitas
  7. necessitate
  8. necessitated
  9. necessitatedly
  10. necessitates
  11. necessitateth

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