'Necessitarianism' definitions:
Definition of 'Necessitarianism'
From: GCIDE
- Necessitarianism \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism\, n. The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from motives; determinism. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]