Necessitas

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proper noun

The personification of absolute necessity; Ananke.

OriginLatin necessitās →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. RomanOrphic theologyhuman sciencesThe personification of absolute necessity; Ananke.

Origin

  1. Latinnecessitās
  2. EnglishNecessitas

Learned borrowing from Latin necessitās. Doublet of necessity.

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APA

Necessitas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Necessitas

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Chicago

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