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volition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | will |
| Type of | module, faculty, mental faculty |
| Has types | velleity |
| Derivation | volitional |
the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt.
Examples of volition
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But he did appeal when he must have known that he went over of his own volition.
From the guardian.co.uk
Reports later suggested that the protesters had gone home of their own volition.
From the guardian.co.uk
Conceptually, motivation should not be confused with either volition or optimism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There is this nagging example with the volition and This is not rocket science.
From the iftomm2003.com
There are myriads of other examples, which might not fit in with this volition.
From the iftomm2003.com
Getting chopped is seldom something female characters do of their own volition.
From the guardian.co.uk
Spontaneous volition is free as reflective, but it is the prior act of the two.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They're unafraid to take risks at an occasion of notable change in their volition.
From the iftomm2003.com
This will be all the more powerful when taken in the company of your volition.
From the iftomm2003.com
- The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- The act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"
- In linguistics, volition refers to a distinction that is made in some languages' verb conjugations or case assignment to express whether the subject intended the action or not, or whether it was done voluntarily or accidentally.
- Volition or will is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action. ...
- A conscious choice or decision; The mental power or ability of choosing; the will
- Self-initiated, goal-directed activity, manifest as "drive," persistence, etc.
- Exercise of the faculty of willing. The supposition that an act of volition is a necessary precondition for any voluntary action notoriously leads to an infinite regress in explaining the voluntary nature of the volition itself. ...
- (< Latin velle, to be willing, to wish, to will --whence voluntary, volunteer, benevolent, malevolent, etc). 1. the ability, power or faculty of using the will. 2. ...
- (n.): will. Scout is saying that someone like Tom would never go into somebody's yard on his own or unless he had been invited to do so, and would never do so of his own will or volition.
