faculty of volition
1Faculty — Fac ul*ty, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult?, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.] 1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function;… …
2Faculty of advocates — Faculty Fac ul*ty, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult?, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.] 1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural… …
3volition — ► NOUN (often in phrase of one s own volition) ▪ the faculty or power of using one s will. DERIVATIVES volitional adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from volo I wish …
4volition — [vō lish′ən, vəlish′ən] n. [Fr < ML volitio < L volo, I wish, pres. indic. of velle, to be willing, to WILL2] 1. the act of using the will; exercise of the will as in deciding what to do 2. a conscious or deliberate decision or choice thus… …
5volition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. will, choice, voluntariness; option, preference, willingness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wish, will, conation, choice, election, preference; see also deSire 1 . See Synonym Study at will . III (Roget s 3 …
6volition — [və lɪʃ(ə)n] noun (often in phr. of one s own volition) the faculty or power of using one s will. Derivatives volitional adjective volitionally adverb volitive adjective (formal or technical). Origin …
7Dean of faculty — Faculty Fac ul*ty, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult?, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.] 1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural… …
8of one's own volition — the faculty or power of using one s will. → volition …
9mental faculty — noun one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind • Syn: ↑faculty, ↑module • Hypernyms: ↑ability, ↑power • Hyponyms: ↑attention, ↑language, ↑ …
10Objectivism (Ayn Rand) — Objectivist philosophy redirects here. For other uses, see Objectivism (disambiguation). Objectivist movement …
