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Jabarite
noun
Jab·a·rite
\ˈjabəˌrīt\
Definition of Jabarite
-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
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Origin and Etymology of jabarite
Arabic jabarīy (from jabr power, force) + English -ite
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