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volition
[ voh-lish-uhn, vuh- ]
/ voʊˈlɪʃ ən, və- /
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noun
the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
a choice or decision made by the will.
the power of willing; will.
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Origin of volition
synonym study for volition
1. See will2.
OTHER WORDS FROM volition
vo·li·tion·al;, vo·li·tion·ar·y [voh-lish-uh-ner-ee], /voʊˈlɪʃ əˌnɛr i/, adjectivenon·vo·li·tion, nounsu·per·vo·li·tion, nounWords nearby volition
Volga River, Volga Tatar, Volgograd, volitant, volitation, volition, volitional, volitive, volk, Völkerwanderung, Volkmann
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How to use volition in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for volition
volition
/ (vəˈlɪʃən) /
noun
the act of exercising the willof one's own volition
the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will
the resulting choice or resolution
philosophy an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about
Derived forms of volition
volitional or volitionary, adjectivevolitionally, adverbWord Origin for volition
C17: from Medieval Latin volitiō, from Latin vol- as in volō I will, present stem of velle to wish
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