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vo·li·tion 
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| 1. | the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition. |
| 2. | a choice or decision made by the will. |
| 3. | the power of willing; will. |
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volition
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n.
[French, from Medieval Latin volitiō, volitiōn-, from Latin velle, vol-, to wish; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.] vo·li'tion·al adj., vo·li'tion·al·ly adv. |
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volition
1615, from Fr. volition (16c.), from M.L. volitionem (nom. volitio) "will, volition," from L. stem (as in volo "I wish") of velle "to wish," from PIE *wel-/*wol- "be pleasing" (see will (v.)).
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| volition | |
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| 1. | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith |
| 2. | the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
volition vo·li·tion (və-lĭsh'ən)
n.
- The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision.
- A conscious choice or decision.
- The power or faculty of choosing; the will.
vo·li'tion·al adj.
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Main Entry: vo·li·tion
Pronunciation: vO-'lish-&n, v&-
Function: noun
1 : an act of making a choice or decision; also : a choice or decision made
2 : the power of choosing or determining
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Volition
Choice\ (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. [root]46. Cf. Choose.]1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election. 2. The power or opportunity of choosing; option. Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. --Hooker. 3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination. I imagine they [the apothegms of C[ae]sar] were collected with judgment and choice. --Bacon. 4. A sufficient number to choose among. --Shak. 5. The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection. The common wealth is sick of their own choice. --Shak. 6. The best part; that which is preferable. The flower and choice Of many provinces from bound to bound. --Milton. To make a choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference. Syn: Syn. - See Volition, Option.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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