self-will
- noun
- /ˈsɛlfˌwɪl/
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voluntad propia
- Her heart breaks over those who rebuff her invitation to flourish and mourns over those whose self-will leads to death.
Having a mind of one's own is self will, a freedom still enmeshed in servitude.
- Having a mind of one's own is self will, a freedom still enmeshed in servitude.
- We dismiss them as people who have poor self will.
- And I've been able through self will to achieve certain things with that disposition.
- And, and essentially the choice is you choose your own way, you choose self will or you choose God's will and aligning yourself with that.
Examples
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Such a world system does not follow a symbolic, mathematical order but a shambolic fusion of freedom, self-will, and legal consciousness.
Academic text (2006) -
So my past in self will always be someone I'm grateful for, not not regretful of.
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In other words, that that self will find its way like water unless you restrict it.
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All, all you dog our self will mingle with society and play the humble host.
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And, and essentially the choice is you choose your own way, you choose self will or you choose God's will and aligning yourself with that.
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And I've been able through self will to achieve certain things with that disposition.
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With a great deal of self-will, Thomas attempts to be reunited with his mother rather than join other homeless urchins in crime.
Academic text (1991) -
It is a battle against our own self-will: Satan calls us to follow him, and he disguises his call by letting us think that we are in control and are doing it our own way.
Blog text (32) -
The self-will of the simple kills them; the smugness of fools destroys them (Prov 1:24, 32).
Academic text (2006) -
Her self-will often led her to ignore the advice of her friends.
Synonyms
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3.6
Refusing to change your mind or actions even when there are good reasons
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7.6
Refusing to change your mind or actions even when others ask you to
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6.8
A strong wish to do things your own way and ignore rules
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7.9
Refusing to change your mind even when you are wrong
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7.9
Being stubborn and refusing to change your mind
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8.3
Refusing to change ideas or plans even when it is not reasonable
A strong refusal to change one's mind
Antonyms
How Willful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-will comes from putting together self ('your own person') and will ('wish' or 'determination'). So it means following your own wishes or stubborn choices, even when others advise against you.