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InvoluntarilyInvoluntarily In*vol"un*ta*ri*ly, adv. [From Involuntary.]
In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally
or willingly. Involuntariness
Involuntariness In*vol"un*ta*ri*ness, n.
The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness;
automatism.
InvoluntaryInvoluntary In*vol"un*ta*ry, a. [L. involuntarius. See In-
not, and Voluntary.]
1. Not having will or the power of choice.
2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not
voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body;
involuntary muscle fibers.
3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant;
compulsory; as, involuntary submission. Unvoluntary
Unvoluntary Un*vol"un*ta*ry, a.
Involuntary. [Obs.] --Fuller.
VoluntariesVoluntary Vol"un*ta*ry, n.; pl. Voluntaries.
1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a
volunteer. [R.] --Shak.
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.
3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism. VoluntarismVoluntarism Vol"un*ta*rism, n.
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. VoluntaryVoluntary Vol"un*ta*ry, n.; pl. Voluntaries.
1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a
volunteer. [R.] --Shak.
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.
3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism. Voluntaryism
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.
VolunteerVolunteer Vol`un*teer", n. [F. volontaire. See Voluntary,
a.]
1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own
free will.
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.
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. Volunteer
Volunteer Vol`un*teer", a.
Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of
volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer
advice.
Volunteer navy
Volunteer navy Vol`un*teer" na"vy
A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who
sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval
discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war,
organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen
with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England
acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the
term privateer.
Volunteer State
Volunteer State Volunteer State
Tennessee; -- a nickname.
Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America Vol`un*teers" of America
A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the
Salvation Army, founded (1896) by Commander and Mrs.
Ballington Booth.
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