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nolition

/nəʊˈlɪʃən/
/nəˈlɪʃən/

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Latin nōlō (“not to will, to be unwilling”), patterned after volition from Latin volō.

noun nolitions

obsolete unwillingness. [S]o long as the prayer is fervent, so long the man hath a nolition, and a direct enmity against the lust; he consents not all that while; but when the month is gone, and the prayer is removed, or becomes less active, then the temptation returns, and forages, and prevails, and seizes upon all our un
Opposite: volition

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"nolition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nolition.

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@misc{nolition_2026,
  title = {nolition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nolition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}