OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21896

volition

/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
albedrío • volición • voluntad
A conscious choice or decision.
[Antonio] Conte has broken the mould further with the suggestion he might escape the [Roman] Abramovich cleaver, becoming the first of his line to leave by his own volition.
albedrío • volición • voluntad
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.
The volition may be in accordance with the desire or not; it may be in accordance with the moral feelings, and wholly at variance with the desires; but in both alike the desires an…
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