involuntary
adjective
not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice.
involuntariness
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a word derived from
involuntary.
Example Sentences
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I answer that, Concupiscence does not cause involuntariness, but on the contrary makes something to be voluntary.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Therefore fear has a greater tendency than concupiscence to cause involuntariness.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
And in this sense "not to wish" does not imply involuntariness.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Accordingly, if in either of these ways, ignorance is voluntary, it cannot cause involuntariness simply.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Objection 1: It would seem that ignorance does not cause involuntariness.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
