volition
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From French volition < Mediaeval Latin volitiō (“‘will, volition’”) < Latin volō (“‘wish, will’”).
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volition (plural volitions)
- A conscious choice or decision.
- The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
- Out of all the factors that can influence a person's decision, none can match the power of his or her own volition.
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- volition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- volition in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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From Mediaeval Latin volitiō (“‘will, volition’”), from Latin volō (“‘wish, will’”).
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volition m. (plural volitions)
