Sentence examples for volition was from inspiring English sources

The Valentinian doctrine that salvation and damnation are predestinate, independent of volition, was defended by Candidus on the ground that Satan is beyond repentance; Origen replied that if Satan fell by will, even he can repent.

However, Clarke did not believe that each volition was caused by a previous volition, but rather each volition is caused by the will itself.

(Notably, Volition was the first outside money into Chewy, a pet supplies company that sold to PetSmart earlier this year in the biggest e-commerce sale to date, ever).

(Notably, Volition was the first outside money into Chewy, a pet supplies company that sold to PetSmart earlier this year in the biggest e-commerce sale to date, ever.) To learn more, we talked yesterday with RTS co-founder and CEO Gregory Lettieri about the company and the opportunity it's chasing.

Volition was then acquired by THQ in 2000.

The likelihood of my purchasing this shirt on my own volition was probably less than 1%.

Oliver James's latest book, How Not to F*** Them Up is out in paperback Why anyone would read Tiger, Tiger of their own volition is beyond me.

Free will or volition is one such notion: people are incapable of explaining how it differs from stochastic caprice but feel strongly that it does.

"Feeding and mating we share with the animals, / but volition is ours alone" we read in "Self-Portrait as the Red Princess".

At least, he says, making "gorgeous noises of their own volition" is light and pleasurable duty: "What better job than to be in the prison band?" Mr. Lair and Mr. Sulzer are devising new instruments and seeking new talent.

Volition is one.