Definitions for voluntarism

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voluntarism vol·un·ta·rism

Spelling: [vol-uh n-tuh-riz-uh m]

IPA: /ˈvɒl ən təˌrɪz əm/

Voluntarism is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 1449 anagrams from letters in voluntarism (ailmnorstuv).

Definitions for voluntarism

noun

1. Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
2. the principle or practice of supporting churches, schools, hospitals, etc., by voluntary contributions or aid instead of relying on government assistance.
3. any policy or practice based on voluntary action.

Origin of voluntarism

First recorded in 1830-40; voluntar(y) + -ism

Examples for voluntarism

Other provisions governing the establishment of agroindustrial complexes, however, conflicted with the principle of voluntarism.

voluntarism supplements and gives life to universal labor service.

One particular school of voluntarism (Wundt) reduces the motive-force of energy to will.

To the idol of voluntarism a veritable holocaust of victims has been offered up.

Carried into practice, voluntarism would be as like Anarchism as two peas.

The two great characteristics of the British race—initiative and endurance—are due to this burning flame of voluntarism.

This difference is wrongly set forth if the antithesis to voluntarism is called intellectualism.

On the contrary: voluntarism, we say, is right in every respect except in believing itself to be psychology.