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JadziaDax · 08-28-2003, 04:45 AM

The Word of the Day for August 28 is:

volition • \voh-LIH-shun\ • (noun) 1. an act of making a choice or decision; also a choice or decision made; 2. the power of choosing or determining; will

A little more information about today’s word:
"Volition" ultimately derives from the Latin verb "velle," meaning "to will" or "to wish." English speakers borrowed the term from French in the 17th century, using it at first to mean "an act of choosing." Its earliest known English use appeared in Thomas Jackson's 1615 Commentaries upon the Apostle's Creed: "That such acts, again, as they appropriate to the will, and call volitions, are essentially and formally intellections, is most evident." The second sense of "volition," meaning "the power to choose," had developed by the mid-18th century.

My sentence (using definition #2):
"The best player in franchise history got up and walked out on the fans, and . . . he left of his own volition."
-- Kevin Paul Dupont, The Boston Globe, April 20, 2003

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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08-28-2003, 04:45 AM	#165 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day August 28 The Word of the Day for August 28 is: volition • \voh-LIH-shun\ • (noun) 1. an act of making a choice or decision; also a choice or decision made; 2. the power of choosing or determining; will A little more information about today’s word: "Volition" ultimately derives from the Latin verb "velle," meaning "to will" or "to wish." English speakers borrowed the term from French in the 17th century, using it at first to mean "an act of choosing." Its earliest known English use appeared in Thomas Jackson's 1615 Commentaries upon the Apostle's Creed: "That such acts, again, as they appropriate to the will, and call volitions, are essentially and formally intellections, is most evident." The second sense of "volition," meaning "the power to choose," had developed by the mid-18th century. My sentence (using definition #2): "The best player in franchise history got up and walked out on the fans, and . . . he left of his own volition." -- Kevin Paul Dupont, The Boston Globe, April 20, 2003 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?