freewill
Americanadjective
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made or done freely or of one's own accord; voluntary.
a freewill contribution to a political fund.
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of or relating to the metaphysical doctrine of the freedom of the will.
the freewill controversy.
Etymology
Origin of freewill
Example Sentences
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So the law is now the propellant that forces them out of the country, as opposed to Allie’s own freewill and wanderlust.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2021
What Resurrection TV almost seems to be positing is a kind of freewill rediscovering itself after having been stripped of the scaffolding that had held it up before.
From Slate ● May 24, 2018
A freewill offering will benefit the host church’s weekend lunch program, Loaves & Fishes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2017
By the end, their freewill has evaporated as Atwood drives home what marketers have always known and what could be considered the novel’s central theme - “the human mind is infinitely suggestible.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2015
I have received for my temporal wants, in freewill offerings, presents, etc.,
From The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller by Wayland, H. L. (Heman Lincoln)
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