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One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine.

The uniformitarian doctrine.

Of or pertaining to Unitarians, or their doctrines.

The doctrines of Unitarians.

To change or turn to Unitarian views.

Of or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity; as, the unitary method in arithmetic.

Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.

To free from starch; to make limp or pliable.

Involuntary. [Obs.] Fuller.

To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous. "Rearing fiercely their upstaring crests." Spenser.

To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson.

Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art.

The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions. Bentham.

One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

The theory or practice of living upon vegetables and fruits.

In a voluntary manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.

The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will.

lism. Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of reality.

will; produced in or by an act of choice. That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy. N. W. Taylor.

The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state.