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self-will en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (“self-will”), from Proto-West Germanic *selbawilljō, from Proto-Germanic *selbawiljô (“self-will”), equivalent to self- + will. Cognate with Old High German selbwillo, selpwillo, Old Norse sjalfvili.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.
    • This Marian principle indicates that women ought to divest themselves of self-will in order to be obedient to the word of God as articulated by male spokesmen. 2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21:

Relateds

self-willedness · self-willed · self-willedly

Translations (7)

de Eigensinn (the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition) · de Eigenwille (the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition) · ro încăpățânare (the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition) · es voluntad propia (the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition) · pdt Ieejensenn (the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition) · eo memvolo (the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition) · bg своеволие (the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition)