voluntarism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvɒ.lən.t(ə.)ɹɪ.zəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvɑ.lən.t(ə.)ɹɪ.zəm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English voluntarie English voluntary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English voluntarism From voluntary + -ism.
Meanings
- (US, countable, uncountable) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
- (countable, uncountable) A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect.
- (countable, uncountable) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| voluntarisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
voluntaristic · involuntarism · voluntarist
Relateds
Translations (1)
pl woluntaryzm (philosophy)