Definition of necessity

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Necessity (n.) The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want.

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Exigent :: Exigent (n.) Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment.
Must :: Must (v. i. / auxiliary) To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws..
Stoic :: Stoic (n.) A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed..
Use :: Use (v. t.) Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book..
Mister :: Mister (n.) Need; necessity.
Necessarily :: Necessarily (adv.) In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.
Necessity :: Necessity (n.) The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness..
Needscost :: Needscost (adv.) Of necessity.
Extremity :: Extremity (n.) The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity..
Semi-pelagian :: Semi-Pelagian (n.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints..
Fatality :: Fatality (n.) The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control..
Extemporize :: Extemporize (v. t.) To do, make, or utter extempore or off-hand; to prepare in great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume, etc..
Have :: Have (v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
Superessential :: Supererogatory (a.) Performed to an extent not enjoined, or not required, by duty or necessity; as, supererogatory services..
Fatalism :: Fatalism (n.) The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity..
Mortality :: Mortality (n.) The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.
Emergency :: Emergency (n.) An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like..
Exigency :: Exigency (n.) The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency..
Supererogative :: Supererogation (n.) The act of supererogating; performance of more than duty or necessity requires.
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