volition
/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
The faculty or power of using one’s will: without conscious volition she backed into her office...
- The decision had been made utterly without conscious thought or volition on her part.
- It is a failure of volition, but it's an overwhelming drive that absolutely crushes volition.
- This self-imposed exile was a conscious act of volition.
Phrases
of (or by or on) one's own volition
Derivatives
volitional
- On one end of the spectrum, some jurisdictions allow consideration of volitional aspects of brain diseases.
- But coming forward to register, like coming forward to vote, is a volitional act that requires some action and is prompted by some motivation.
- The promotion of ICT works best when it is organic and volitional, using the initiative of teachers - rather than regulatory compliance - as its driver.
volitionally
- In the group as a whole there was no significant change in inspiratory muscle strength measured either volitionally or non-volitionally and changes in respiratory muscle strength did not correlate with changes in endurance time.
- Breathing can be activated volitionally through corticospinal pathways or automatically via bulbospinal pathways.
- He does not concede, however, and no court or jury has officially determined, that he is volitionally impaired.
volitive
- He proceeded to extract the essence of the volitive act by utilizing distortion, an active alteration of appearances.
- Repentance is a volitive act in relation to the past and to the future, since the person wills to discard past actions and to redirect himself to the Good in the future.
- All words marked past, future, or volitive in this text are perfective.
Origin
Early 17th century (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo 'I wish'.