freewill

Meanings

• The power or ability to make choices, decisions, or actions freely and independently.

  - "Examples of using freewill to make choices: I decided to take a walk in the park instead of staying at home. I chose to study for my exam instead of playing video games."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with freewill
belief , perseverance , relief , relevance , self-help , shelf-life , survival , willpower

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Homophones

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1. foresight
   

2. foregone
   

3. forgo
   

4. forgone conclusion
   

5. freezing
   

6. freedom
   

7. freeware
   

8. freeway
   

9. freight
   

10. french
    

11. fringe
    

12. frolic
    

13. frozen
    

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Variants

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freewill , free will , free wills , Freewill Baptist , Freewill Baptists

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Forms

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verb conjugations: I freewill, you freewill, he/she/it freewills. \ Plural forms: We freewill, you freewills, they freewill. \ Comparative/superlative forms for adjectives: More freewill, Most freewill.

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Etymology

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The word 'freewill' is derived from the Old English words 'freo' meaning 'free, exempt' and 'willan' meaning 'wish, desire'. The Old English words 'freo' and 'willan' combined to form the Middle English word 'freewill'. The word 'freewill' has been used in English since the Late Middle English period.

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Related Concepts

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1. determinism: The philosophical belief that all events, including human actions and decisions, are determined by prior causes and that freewill is an illusion.

2. fatalism: The belief that the course of events is predetermined and that human actions and decisions are powerless to change the outcome.

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Culture

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In various cultures, the concept of freewill has been explored in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression. For instance, in ancient Greek mythology, the gods gave humans the gift of freewill, but warned them of the consequences of misusing it. In Shakespearean literature, the theme of freewill is explored in several plays, such as 'Macbeth', where the protagonist is driven by his ambition and freewill to commit murder and take the throne.

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