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lunt
(encz) | Lunt, |
Lunt
(gcide) | Lunt \Lunt\, n. [D. lont; akin to Dan. & G. lunte, Sw. lunta.
Cf. Link a torch.]
1. The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.
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2. A puff of smoke. [Scotch.] --Burns.
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lunt
(wn) | Lunt
n 1: United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn
Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) [syn:
Lunt, Alfred Lunt] |
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voluntary
(mass) | voluntary
- dobrovoľný |
volunteer
(mass) | volunteer
- dobrovoľník |
blunt
(encz) | blunt,otupený adj: Zdeněk Brožblunt,otupit Pavel Machek; Gizablunt,tupý |
blunted
(encz) | blunted,umrtvený adj: Zdeněk Brožblunted,ztupený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
blunter
(encz) | blunter,tupější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bluntest
(encz) | bluntest,nejtupější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bluntly
(encz) | bluntly,tupě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
bluntness
(encz) | bluntness,tupost n: Zdeněk Brož |
freedom from involuntary servitude
(encz) | freedom from involuntary servitude, n: |
involuntarily
(encz) | involuntarily,mimoděk adv: involuntarily,nedobrovolně adv: Kamil Páral |
involuntariness
(encz) | involuntariness,nedobrovolnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
involuntary
(encz) | involuntary,bezděčný adj: PetrVinvoluntary,nedobrovolný adj: Zdeněk Brožinvoluntary,nechtěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
involuntary muscle
(encz) | involuntary muscle, n: |
involuntary risk
(encz) | involuntary risk,nedobrovolné riziko [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
involuntary trust
(encz) | involuntary trust, n: |
lunt
(encz) | Lunt, |
military volunteer
(encz) | military volunteer, n: |
move involuntarily
(encz) | move involuntarily, v: |
nonvoluntary
(encz) | nonvoluntary, adj: |
unvoluntary
(encz) | unvoluntary, adj: |
voluntarily
(encz) | voluntarily,dobrovolně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
voluntarism
(encz) | voluntarism,voluntarismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
voluntary
(encz) | voluntary,dobrovolný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
voluntary agreements
(encz) | voluntary agreements,dobrovolné dohody [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
voluntary contribution account
(encz) | voluntary contribution account, |
voluntary departure program
(encz) | voluntary departure program, |
voluntary departure scheme
(encz) | voluntary departure scheme, |
voluntary export restraints
(encz) | voluntary export restraints, |
voluntary export restriction
(encz) | voluntary export restriction,dobrovolné dovozní omezení [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
voluntary muscle
(encz) | voluntary muscle, n: |
voluntary repayment
(encz) | voluntary repayment, |
voluntary repurchase
(encz) | voluntary repurchase, |
volunteer
(encz) | volunteer,dobrovolník |
volunteered
(encz) | volunteered,dobrovolně přihlášený Zdeněk Brož |
volunteering
(encz) | volunteering,dobrovolné přihlášení n: Zdeněk Brož |
volunteers
(encz) | volunteers,dobrovolníci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
voluntarismus
(czen) | voluntarismus,voluntarismn: Zdeněk Brož |
Blunt
(gcide) | Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or
blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or
perh. akin to E. blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
sharp.
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The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
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2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
opposed to acute.
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His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.
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3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his
bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man."
--Shak.
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4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
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I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
impressions. --Pope.
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Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
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Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
brusque; impolite; uncivil.
[1913 Webster]Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
[1913 Webster]Blunt \Blunt\, n.
1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
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2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
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3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
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blunt gorget
(gcide) | Gorget \Gor"get\, n. [OF. gorgete, dim. of gorge throat. See
Gorge, n.]
1. A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate,
defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and
forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th
century.
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2. A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn
over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other
steel armor.
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Unfix the gorget's iron clasp. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of
gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers
in full uniform in some modern armies.
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4. A ruff worn by women. [Obs.]
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5. (Surg.)
(a) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
(b) A grooved instrunent used in performing various
operations; -- called also blunt gorget.
--Dunglison.
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6. (Zool.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a
bird or mammal.
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Gorget hummer (Zool.), a humming bird of the genus
Trochilus. See Rubythroat.
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blunted
(gcide) | blunted \blunted\ adj.
1. made dull or blunt.
Syn: dulled.
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2. reduced in force or effectiveness.
[PJC]Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Blunted
(gcide) | blunted \blunted\ adj.
1. made dull or blunt.
Syn: dulled.
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2. reduced in force or effectiveness.
[PJC]Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Blunting
(gcide) | Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Bluntish
(gcide) | Bluntish \Blunt"ish\, a.
Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n.
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Bluntishness
(gcide) | Bluntish \Blunt"ish\, a.
Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n.
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Bluntly
(gcide) | Bluntly \Blunt"ly\, adv.
In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without
delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
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Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would
quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their
deliberations. --Jeffrey.
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Bluntness
(gcide) | Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.
1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of
sharpness.
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The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.
--Holland.
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2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. "Bluntness of
speech." --Boyle.
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Blunt-nosed shiner
(gcide) | Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
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(c) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater
American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or
Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin ({Notropis
megalops}), and the golden shiner ({Notemigonus
chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United States; also loosely
applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar
fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice,
and the sparada.
(d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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Blunt-nosed shiner (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
[1913 Webster]Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) An American marine fish (Vomer setipennis); -- called
also bluntnosed shiner, horsefish, and sunfish.
(b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); --
called also lookdown, and silver moonfish.
(c) The mola. See Sunfish, 1.
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bluntnosed shiner
(gcide) | Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
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(c) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater
American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or
Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin ({Notropis
megalops}), and the golden shiner ({Notemigonus
chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United States; also loosely
applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar
fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice,
and the sparada.
(d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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Blunt-nosed shiner (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
[1913 Webster]Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) An American marine fish (Vomer setipennis); -- called
also bluntnosed shiner, horsefish, and sunfish.
(b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); --
called also lookdown, and silver moonfish.
(c) The mola. See Sunfish, 1.
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Blunt-witted
(gcide) | Blunt-witted \Blunt"-wit`ted\, n.
Dull; stupid.
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Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanor! --Shak.
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Involuntarily
(gcide) | Involuntarily \In*vol"un*ta*ri*ly\, adv. [From Involuntary.]
In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally
or willingly.
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Involuntariness
(gcide) | Involuntariness \In*vol"un*ta*ri*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness;
automatism.
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Involuntary
(gcide) | Involuntary \In*vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. involuntarius. See In-
not, and Voluntary.]
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1. Not having will or the power of choice.
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2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not
voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body;
involuntary muscle fibers.
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3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant;
compulsory; as, involuntary submission. Involute |
Unblunted
(gcide) | Unblunted \Unblunted\
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Unvoluntary
(gcide) | Unvoluntary \Un*vol"un*ta*ry\, a.
Involuntary. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Voluntaries
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Voluntaries.
1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a
volunteer. [R.] --Shak.
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2. (Mus.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily,
according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played
before, during, or after divine service.
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3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism.
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Voluntarily
(gcide) | Voluntarily \Vol"un*ta*ri*ly\, adv.
In a voluntary manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.
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Voluntariness
(gcide) | Voluntariness \Vol"un*ta*ri*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness;
specifically, the quality or state of being free in the
exercise of one's will.
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Voluntarism
(gcide) | Voluntarism \Vol"un*ta*rism\, n.
1. (Philosophy) Any theory which conceives will to be the
dominant factor in experience or in the constitution of
the world; -- contrasted with intellectualism.
Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two
types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching
that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a
blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the
intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of
reality.
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2. The principle or practice of depending on volunteers to
support institutions or perform some desired action.
[PJC]
3. A political philosophy opposed to dependence on
governmental action or support for social services that
might be performed by private groups.
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Voluntary
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
[1913 Webster]Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Voluntaries.
1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a
volunteer. [R.] --Shak.
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2. (Mus.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily,
according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played
before, during, or after divine service.
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3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism.
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voluntary abortion
(gcide) | Abortion \A*bor"tion\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"sh[u^]n), n. [L. abortio, fr.
aboriri. See Abort.]
1. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the
expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is
capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.
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2. The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which
has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or
voluntary abortion, and is dead.
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3. (Biol.) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it
remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
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4. Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or
anything which in its progress, before it is matured or
perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an
abortion.
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5. the removal of a fetus from the womb prior to normal
delivery in a manner such as to cause the death of the
fetus; also called voluntary abortion, or when performed
by a physician, therapeutic abortion.
[PJC]
Note: In the 1913 Webster there was the following note
appended to sense 1:
[hand] It is sometimes used for the offense of
procuring a premature delivery, but strictly the early
delivery is the abortion, "causing or procuring
abortion" is the full name of the offense. --Abbott.
[PJC]
6. something considered to be a repulsive or monstrous
variant of a normal object; a monstrosity.
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Voluntary affidavit
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
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Voluntary conveyance
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
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Voluntary escape
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
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Voluntary jurisdiction
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
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Voluntary oath
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
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Voluntary waste
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
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Voluntaryism
(gcide) | Voluntaryism \Vol"un*ta*ry*ism\, n. (Eccl.)
The principle of supporting a religious system and its
institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than
by the aid or patronage of the state.
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Volunteer
(gcide) | Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, n. [F. volontaire. See Voluntary,
a.]
1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own
free will.
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2. (Mil.) One who enters into service voluntarily, but who,
when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations
like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript;
specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia
of a country as distinguished from the standing army.
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3. (Law) A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a
conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a
party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom,
or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made.
--Burrill.
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4. A plant, especially a flowering plant in a garden, that
appears spontaneously without having been intentionally
planted.
[RDH]Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, a.
Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of
volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer
advice.
[1913 Webster]Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Volunteered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Volunteering.]
To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or
compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.
[1913 Webster]Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. i.
To enter into, or offer for, any service of one's own free
will, without solicitation or compulsion; as, he volunteered
in that undertaking.
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