Jabarite

noun

Jab·​a·​rite

ˈjabəˌrīt

plural -s

: a member of an early school of Islamic determinists who denied that man has freedom of choice and affirmed an absolute predestination fashioned by Allah

Word History

Etymology

Arabic jabarīy (from jabr power, force) + English -ite

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