Difference between Volition and Will

What is the difference between Volition and Will?

Volition as a noun is a conscious choice or decision. while Will as a noun is desire, longing. (now generally merged with later senses.)

Volition

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A conscious choice or decision. The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.

Example sentence: Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.

Will

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.That which is desired; one's wish.The act of choosing to do something; a person's conscious intent or volition.A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To wish, desire.To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).To wish, desire (something).To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).To habitually do (a given action).To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).Used to express the future tense, formerly with some implication of volition, especially in first-person. Compare .To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Example sentence: Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

We hope you now know whether to use Volition or Will in your sentence.

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