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Meanings of volitional in English

(Doing or feeling something) in a deliberate or controlled way.

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But there are, of course, also the two ways of volitional vision.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
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Not a perfectly pure motive in the whole of his volitional existence!
Mr. Prohack
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They do the things in which they have a volitional interest.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920
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Justice is an essential attribute of His life; mercy is volitional.
Sketches of the Covenanters
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Conscious and unconscious, every volitional act was the result of motive.
The Breaking Point
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It is controlled-itcannot do otherwise than radiate light-butit is not volitional.
The Promulgation of Universal Peace
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Conclusion: Results indicate that social distancing is a function of motivational and volitional processes.
Pubmed
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There is no normal human being who does not exhibit such limited volitional units.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
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I don't mean to say that getting a job is a purely volitional matter.
The Real Adventure
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Can you judge yourself well enough to tell to which volitional type you belong?
The Mind and Its Education
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Changes in some volitional but not nonvolitional muscle strength measures may reflect improved patient effort.
Pubmed
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The heart of the book is rational, volitional love.
The 5 love languages: the secret to love that lasts
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Rational, volitional love...is the kind of love to which the sages have always called us.
The 5 love languages: the secret to love that lasts
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The intervention consisted of strategies to boost PBC, plus volitional strategies to enact walking intentions.
Pubmed
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All subjects had reduced volitional nutrient intakes after surgery.
Pubmed
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Such volitional units do not, however, go far toward unifying the efforts of a life.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
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