voluntarinessn.

Brit.

/ˈvɒləntrɪnᵻs/,

/ˈvɒln̩trɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈvɑlənˌtɛrinᵻs/

Etymology: < voluntary adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being voluntary, free, or unconstrained; absolute freedom or liberty in respect of choice, determination, or action; spontaneity:

a. Of actions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [noun] > of actions

free will1590

voluntariness1612

ultroneousness1623

spontaneousnessa1649

spontaneity1651

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun]

freedomOE

freenesslOE

libertya1393

licence?a1400

wilfulnessc1460

immunity1549

latitude1605

voluntariness1612

liberum arbitrium1642

free agencya1646

libertinism1649

unrestrainedness1698

unrestraint1755

relaxity1759

head1804

laissez-aller1818

unrestrictedness1825

uninhibitedness1947

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 14 Vnto both which branches of his obedience, if you adde the voluntarinesse and freedome of both, the whole will appeare most perfectly meritorious.

1644 H. Hammond Of Will-worship 8 The voluntarynesse of an action is not able to defame it, if there be..no irregularity imputable to the action it selfe, abstracted from the voluntarinesse.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Voluntary There are two Things therefore requir'd to the Voluntariness of an Action.

1782 J. Benson in J. MacDonald Mem. (1822) 134 The Author attempts to show that liberty is voluntariness... We are said to be free when we act from choice.

1865 Churchman 14 Dec. 1400/2 The bare voluntariness which attaches to every act of a layman's religious life.

1881 J. Macpherson Westm. Confess. of Faith (1882) xii. 73 The voluntariness of Christ's service is everywhere throughout the Scriptures made most clear.

b. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [noun]

freedomeOE

free will1340

arbitryc1374

advisementa1398

freedom of will?c1400

liberty?c1400

wilfulnessc1460

liberal arbitre?1483

contingencec1530

indifferencya1555

contingency1561

freedom of thought1591

self-willingness1591

volunt1611

voluntariness1643

uncommandedness1646

autexousy1678

volency1686

inconditionality1696

unconditionalitya1714

indifference1728

volition1738

vacancy1754

voluntarity1794

autonomy1803

unconditionalness1843

unconditionedness1854

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > specifically of persons

voluntariness1643

personal liberty1655

freedom of association1833

1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. i. 128 This voluntarines in Prince Edward, won the King of France againe to grant quietly unto him, all the Lands in France that belonged to him.

1650 Exercitation conc. Usurped Powers 7 Doth not their voluntarinesse and free complyance make the Usurpation compleater?

a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 47 God, where the highest Voluntariness and the highest Necessity meet.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Voluntariness, the doing a Thing voluntarily, or without Constraint.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 490 All the faculties..will be developed..by any man,..in proportion to the voluntariness—the good will with which they are exercised.

1892 Quiver July 695/2 Liberty and voluntariness..had no existence in the ancient world.

c. With plural. An instance of this. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [noun] > instances of

voluntariness1612

1612 H. Ainsworth Bk. Psalmes Englished with Annot. cx. 3 Thy people shall be voluntaries in the day of thy power,..a people of voluntarinesses or of liberalities.

1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace iv. 71 They shall be voluntarinesses, as willing as willingness it self.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	voluntariness
释义	voluntarinessn. Brit. /ˈvɒləntrɪnᵻs/, /ˈvɒln̩trɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈvɑlənˌtɛrinᵻs/ Etymology: < voluntary adj. + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being voluntary, free, or unconstrained; absolute freedom or liberty in respect of choice, determination, or action; spontaneity: a. Of actions. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [noun] > of actions free will1590 voluntariness1612 ultroneousness1623 spontaneousnessa1649 spontaneity1651 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] freedomOE freenesslOE libertya1393 licence?a1400 wilfulnessc1460 immunity1549 latitude1605 voluntariness1612 liberum arbitrium1642 free agencya1646 libertinism1649 unrestrainedness1698 unrestraint1755 relaxity1759 head1804 laissez-aller1818 unrestrictedness1825 uninhibitedness1947 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 14 Vnto both which branches of his obedience, if you adde the voluntarinesse and freedome of both, the whole will appeare most perfectly meritorious. 1644 H. Hammond Of Will-worship 8 The voluntarynesse of an action is not able to defame it, if there be..no irregularity imputable to the action it selfe, abstracted from the voluntarinesse. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Voluntary There are two Things therefore requir'd to the Voluntariness of an Action. 1782 J. Benson in J. MacDonald Mem. (1822) 134 The Author attempts to show that liberty is voluntariness... We are said to be free when we act from choice. 1865 Churchman 14 Dec. 1400/2 The bare voluntariness which attaches to every act of a layman's religious life. 1881 J. Macpherson Westm. Confess. of Faith (1882) xii. 73 The voluntariness of Christ's service is everywhere throughout the Scriptures made most clear. b. Of persons. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [noun] freedomeOE free will1340 arbitryc1374 advisementa1398 freedom of will?c1400 liberty?c1400 wilfulnessc1460 liberal arbitre?1483 contingencec1530 indifferencya1555 contingency1561 freedom of thought1591 self-willingness1591 volunt1611 voluntariness1643 uncommandedness1646 autexousy1678 volency1686 inconditionality1696 unconditionalitya1714 indifference1728 volition1738 vacancy1754 voluntarity1794 autonomy1803 unconditionalness1843 unconditionedness1854 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > specifically of persons voluntariness1643 personal liberty1655 freedom of association1833 1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. i. 128 This voluntarines in Prince Edward, won the King of France againe to grant quietly unto him, all the Lands in France that belonged to him. 1650 Exercitation conc. Usurped Powers 7 Doth not their voluntarinesse and free complyance make the Usurpation compleater? a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 47 God, where the highest Voluntariness and the highest Necessity meet. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Voluntariness, the doing a Thing voluntarily, or without Constraint. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 490 All the faculties..will be developed..by any man,..in proportion to the voluntariness—the good will with which they are exercised. 1892 Quiver July 695/2 Liberty and voluntariness..had no existence in the ancient world. c. With plural. An instance of this. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [noun] > instances of voluntariness1612 1612 H. Ainsworth Bk. Psalmes Englished with Annot. cx. 3 Thy people shall be voluntaries in the day of thy power,..a people of voluntarinesses or of liberalities. 1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace iv. 71 They shall be voluntarinesses, as willing as willingness it self. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1612
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