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voluntarism definition

vol·un·ta·rism (väl′ən tər iz′em)

noun

    1. voluntary or willing participation in a course of action
    2. a doctrine or system based on such participation
    3. volunteerism
  2. Philos. any theory which holds that reality is ultimately of the nature of will or that the will is the primary factor in experience

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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