Volitional

Word VOLITIONAL
Character 10
Hyphenation vo li tion al
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Volitional"

What do we mean by volitional?

Of or relating to the volition or will.

Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental.

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The word "volitional" in example sentences

The first conservative assumption is known as a volitional theory of human nature. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reading deliberately undertaken -- what may be called volitional reading -- is no more reading than erudition is culture. ❋ Unknown (1903)

There is thus a conscious and voluntary way and an involuntary and unconscious way in which mental results may get accomplished; and we find both ways exemplified in the history of conversion, giving us two types, which Starbuck calls the volitional type and the type by self-surrender respectively. ❋ Unknown (1902)

But in the case of our Lord Jesus Christ, since He possesses different natures, His natural wills, that is, His volitional faculties belonging to Him as God and as Man are also different. ❋ Unknown (1898)

The word to thelema, it is well to note, sometimes denotes the will, that is, the volitional faculty, and in this sense we speak of natural will: and sometimes it denotes the object of will, and we speak of will ❋ Unknown (1898)

Was Elsie Venner, poisoned by the venom of a crotalus before she was born, morally responsible for the "volitional" aberrations, which translated into acts become what is known as sin, and, it may be, what is punished as crime? ❋ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1851)

dsummoner2000: Your use of the word "volitional" is confusing. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When used in the volitional sense, however, the difference is more acute. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But in the conversation sub-corpus, going to is more common than will in the volitional/intentional sense, but less common in the predictive sense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, the vast majority of instances of will, in the conversational data, are labelled as ambiguous – meaning they could be either volitional or predictive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Certainly, if guardian angels (or even God's providence) intervened always to prevent bad things from happening, the world of volitional cause and effect would cease. how could I even think bad thoughts, as C.S. Lewis noted in Miracles? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Such conflicting behaviors are neither intentional nor volitional (well, they may be if displayed occasionally, but if these behaviors are typical, and noteworthy “for NOT being present today” they are probably not.) ❋ Unknown (2010)

Because scientifically formulated principles of morality are based on a volitional theory of human nature and because they are clearly relevant to the personal pursuit of happiness, many conservatives who learn about the formula for happiness recognize its value with respect to reducing the epidemic of unhappiness in the United States. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After a certain number of times, it begins to be volitional and indicative of some other motive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the other hand, drawing the pistol and pointing it is a highly volitional act. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These are all volitional acts implying conscious intent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or perhaps there was a volitional act of pulling the trigger. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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