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volition [vəˈlɪʃən] n
1. the act of exercising the will of one's own volition 2. the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will 3. the resulting choice or resolution 4. (Philosophy) Philosophy an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about [from Medieval Latin volitiō, from Latin vol- as in volō I will, present stem of velle to wish] volitional , volitionary adj volitionally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
volition noun free will, will, choice, election, choosing, option, purpose, resolution, determination, preference, discretion committing crimes of violence through cold, premeditated volition of your own volition of your own free will, voluntarily Mr Coombes had gone to the police of his own volition. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These courageous men, it was said, were unable to force the door by their united strength, and always were hurled from the steps by some invisible agency and severely injured; the door immediately afterward opening, apparently of its own volition, to admit or free some ghostly guest. Nevertheless, we perfectly well recognize the different mental states of volition implied in "lying", "sitting", and "standing", which are to some extent indicated to a beholder by a slight increase of lustre corresponding to the increase of volition. Sola, who had accompanied the searching party of her own volition, was the only one of the Martians whose face had not been twisted in laughter as I battled for my life. |
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