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impulsion

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From Middle English impulsioun, from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.

noun impulsions

  1. countable, uncountable The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. I wrought like a fiend, for I expected every moment to be swamped; and since I found I could not push the coracle directly off, I now shoved straight astern. At length I was clear of my dangerous neighbour, and just as I gave the last impulsion, my hands came across a light cord that was trailing ov
  2. countable, uncountable Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse. Farther, Chrisostome upon this place saith, that Paule when he thus writeth, doth in no wise denie the nature of the flesh, but exalteth it to a more higher dignitie, namelie, that it should rather obaie the impulsion of the spirite, than lust.

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@misc{impulsion_2026,
  title = {impulsion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impulsion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}