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Noun: necessitarianism  ni,se-su'teh-ree-u,ni-zum
  1. 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

Derived forms: necessitarianisms

Encyclopedia: Necessitarianism