self-will
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self-will
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From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (“self-will”), from Proto-West Germanic *selbawilljō, from Proto-Germanic *selbawiljô (“self-will”), equivalent to self- + will. Cognate with Old High German selbwillo, selpwillo, Old Norse sjalfvili.
noun
- The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition. This Marian principle indicates that women ought to divest themselves of self-will in order to be obedient to the word of God as articulated by male spokesmen.
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noun the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition
| Español | voluntad propia |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Eigensinn, Eigenwille |
| Română | încăpățânare |
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