noun · femininethird declension
voluntās
voluntās f (genitive voluntātis)
Classical[wɔˈɫʊn.taːs]Ecclesiastical[voˈlun.tas]
№ 859 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- will, free will, choice
Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.
If they chose to make a second trial, he was ready to encounter them again; but if they chose to enjoy peace, it was unfair to refuse the tribute, which of their own free-will they had paid up to that time.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.44Gloria in altissimis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 2:14: - desire, inclination
- disposition towards (something or someone)
- favor, affection
- last will, testament
- goal, object, purpose, intention
- signification, import
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quod volumus; bonā voluntāte.voluntās -ātis f — in Mille Verba, Animus et Adfectūs
id quod quis vultvoluntās -ātis (f) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 4, 5, 19 and Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 5
will, consent
voluntās -ātis (f) — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Sponte · Ultro · Sua sponte · Voluntate · Libenter
1. Sponte (πόθος) means voluntarily; whereas ultro, in an over-ready manner; so that sponte refers to the mind of the agent, ultro to the thing itself. Liv. x. 19. Orare ne collegæ auxilium, quod acciendum ultro fuerit, sua sponte oblatum sperneretur; and Tac. Hist. iv. 79. Suet. Cæs. 6. Sponte accusare means to accuse of one’s own accord; whereas ultro accusare means to obtrude one’s self into the office of an accuser, when one should be satisfied with not being one’s self accused; according to which, ultro accusavit may be resolved into the complete phrase: Haud contentus non accusari ab altero, ultro etiam progressus est, ut ipse accusaret alterum, or, ultro progressus accusavit alterum. 2. Sponte, from choice, is in opp. to casu, or necessitate, Colum. ii. 1, 13. Plin. Ep. v. 14. Tac. Ann. vi. 23; whereas sua sponte, quite of one’s own accord, like αὐτομάτως, in opp. to rogatus, provocatus, or invitatus. Cæs. B. G. i. 44. Cic. Fam. i. 7. iv. 3. vii. 5. (iii. 103.) 3. Sponte and spontaneus, like ἑκών and ἑκούσιος, paint the voluntary action as an act of the understanding; voluntate and voluntarius, like ἐθελοντής, as an act of the will, in opp. to invite; libenter and libens, like ἄσμενος, as an act of feeling, in opp. to tædio. (iv. 277.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | voluntās | voluntātēs |
| genitive | voluntātis | voluntātum |
| dative | voluntātī | voluntātibus |
| accusative | voluntātem | voluntātēs |
| ablative | voluntāte | voluntātibus |
| vocative | voluntās | voluntātēs |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- offensa populi voluntas
- unpopularity.
- sententia or voluntas legis
- the spirit of the law.
- alicuius voluntati morem gerere
- to accomodate oneself to another's wishes.
- alicuius mortui voluntas (suprema)
- the last wishes of a deceased person.
- voluntati alicuius satisfacere, obsequi
- to satisfy a person's wishes.
- in rebus prosperis et ad voluntatem fluentibus
- when life runs smoothly.
- se conformare, se accommodare ad alicuius voluntatem
- to accomodate oneself to another's wishes.
- voluntatemor animum alicuius a se abalienare, aliquem a se abalienare or alienare
- to become estranged, alienated from some one.
3 more phrases
- benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)
- to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces.
- conscientia recta, recte facti (factorum), virtutis, bene actae vitae, rectae voluntatis
- a good conscience.
- propenso animo, studio esse or propensa voluntate esse in aliquem (opp. averso animo esse ab aliquo)
- to look favourably upon; to support.
vŏluntas, ātis, f. 1. volo,
I. will, freewill, wish, choice, desire, inclination.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: simul objecta species cujuspiam est, quod bonum videatur, ad id adipiscendum impellit ipsa natura: id cum constanter prudenterque fit, ejusmodi appetitionem Stoici βούλησιν appellant, nos appellamus voluntatem:
eam illi putant in solo esse sapiente, quam sic definiunt: Voluntas est, quae quid cum ratione desiderat: quae autem adversus rationem incitata est vehementius, ea libido est vel cupiditas effrenata, quae in omnibus stultis invenitur, Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 12; id. Rep. 1, 2, 3: talis est quaeque res publica, qualis ejus aut natura aut voluntas, qui illam regit, id. ib. 1, 31, 47: judicium voluntasque multitudinis, id. ib. 1, 45, 69: mentem voluntatemque suscipere, id. Cat. 3, 9, 22: quid esset suae voluntatis ostendere, Caes. B. C. 3, 109: has patitur poenas peccandi sola voluntas, Juv. 13, 208: sit pro ratione voluntas, id. 6, 223.—Plur.: ut ejus semper voluntatibus non modo cives assenserint, etc., Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16, 48.—2. Adverbial phrases.
a. Suā (alicujus) voluntate, or simply voluntate, of one's own will, of one's own accord, willingly, voluntarily (cf.:
sponte, ultro), Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 2: ut verum esset, suā voluntate sapientem descendere, etc., Cic. Rep. 1, 6, 11: suā voluntate, nullā vi coactus, id. Fin. 2, 20, 65: dictus filius tuos vostrā voluntate, Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 2: tu coactus es tuā voluntate, id. And. 4, 1, 33: istuc, quod expetis, meā voluntate concedam, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 9, 27: reditus in patriam voluntate omnium concedi videretur, id. Fam. 13, 5, 2.—Alone: nisi voluntate ibis, rapiam te domum, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 40: quod jus vos cogit, id voluntate impetret, Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 44: aequius erat id voluntate fieri, Cic. Off. 1, 9, 28: aliae civitates voluntate in ditionem venerunt, Liv. 29, 38, 1.—b. Ad voluntatem, de, ex voluntate, according to the will, with the consent, at the desire of any one:
ad voluntatem loqui, at the will of another, Cic. Quint. 30, 93; id. Par. 5, 2, 39: vultus et sermo ad aliorum sensum et voluntatem commutandus, Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 42: vix tamen sibi de meā voluntate concessum est, id. Att. 4, 2, 4: illud accidit praeter optatum meum, sed valde ex voluntate, id. Pis. 20, 46: ex Caesaris voluntate, id. Fam. 13, 29, 7; cf.: praeter legem et sui voluntatem patris studeat, etc., Ter. And. 5, 3, 9.—B. In partic.
1. Disposition towards a person or thing, good or bad:
erratis, si senatum probare ea ... putatis, populum autem esse in aliā voluntate, Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 27: offensā in eum militum voluntate, Nep. Dion, 8, 3: celans, quā voluntate esset in regem, id. Dat. 5, 5: legati, qui de ejus voluntate explorarent, id. Hann. 2, 2.—And with bona: neque bonae voluntatis ullum signum erga nos tyranni habemus, Liv. 38, 14, 7: quid nunc mihi prodest bona voluntas, Sen. Ben. 4, 21, 6; 5, 3, 2; 5, 4, 1; id. Ep. 81, 8: non nudum cum bonā voluntate, sed cum facultatibus accedere ad patriae auxilium, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 2. —2. More freq. voluntas alone = bona voluntas, good-will, favor, affection (syn. benignitas):
voluntas erga Caesarem, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 20; Caes. B. C. 2, 17: summa in se (with summum studium), id. B. G. 1, 19: mutua, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 1: aliena a te, id. Lig. 2, 6: voluntas vestra si ad poëtam accesserit, Ter. Phorm. prol. 29: singularis voluntas Campanae vicinitatis, Cic. Rab. Perd. 3, 8: mansisset eadem voluntas in eorum posteris, etc., id. Rep. 1, 41, 64. —3. A last will, testament:
defensio testamentorum ac voluntatis mortuorum, Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 242; Plin. Ep. 2, 16, 2; 4, 10, 3; 5, 7, 2; Tac. H. 1, 48; Amm. 21, 15, 5; 28, 1, 35; 28, 4, 22; called also ultima, Dig. 35, 1, 6; cf.: per testamentum aut per aliam quamlibet ultimam voluntatem, other expression of his will, Just. Inst. 1, 5, 1.— 4. An object, purpose:
cum sint in dicendo variae voluntates, Cic. Brut. 21, 83; cf.: quantam voluntatem habent ad hunc opprimendum, id. Font. 18, 40 (14, 30).— II. Transf. (acc. to 1. volo, I. E. 4. b.), of speech, meaning, sense, signification, import (only post-Aug.; esp. freq. in Quint.;
syn. vis): verbis legum standum sit an voluntate, Quint. 7, 10, 6; so (opp. verba) id. 7, 1, 49; 7, 5, 4; cf.: quaestio juris omnis aut verborum proprietate aut voluntatis conjectura continetur, id. 12, 2, 19; 6, 2, 9: verborum vi aut voluntate, id. 8, praef. 10: legis, id. 3, 6, 99: nominis, id. 7, 10, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
voluntās ātis, f
1 VOL-, will, free-will, wish, choice, desire, inclination: voluntas est, quae quid cum ratione desiderat: quid esset suae voluntatis ostendere, Cs.: has patitur poenas peccandi sola voluntas, Iu.: ut eius semper voluntatibus non modo cives adsenserint, etc.—Abl, of one's own will, of one's own accord, willingly, voluntarily: Quod ius vos cogit, id voluntate inpetret, T.: aequius erat id voluntate fieri: aliae civitates voluntate in dicionem venerunt, L.: Ut suā voluntate id quod est faciendum faciat, T.: suā voluntate, nullā vi coactus: istuc, quod expetis, meā voluntate concedam.—In phrases with prepositions: ad voluntatem loqui, at the will of another: vix tamen sibi de meā voluntate concessum est, with my consent: praeter optatum meum, sed valde ex voluntate, greatly to my satisfaction: aliquid facere minus ex Caesaris voluntate, against Cœsar's wishes: contra voluntatem eius dicere.—An object, purpose, aim, desire: cum sint in dicendo varia<*> voluntates.—A disposition, inclination: populum autem esse in aliā voluntate, to be otherwise inclined: celans, quā voluntate esset in regem, N.: neque bonae voluntatis ullum signum erga nos tyranni habemus, L.—Good-will, favor, affection: voluntas erga Caesarem: summa in se, Cs.: Voluntas vestra si ad poëtam accesserit, T.: mansisset eadem voluntas in eorum posteris, etc.—A last will, testament: defensio testamentorum ac voluntatis mortuorum.
Origins
Derived from the old present participle stem *welont- + -(t)ās. Compare with volēns (“willing”) and post-classical volentia (“will”).
Descendants
- Englishvolunty
- Italianvoluntà
- Italianvolontà
- Frenchvolontéfrom Old French volunté
- Catalanvoluntatfrom Old Occitan volontat
- Occitanvolontatfrom Old Occitan volontat
- Portuguesevontadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese voontade
- Sardinianbolontade
- Sardinianboluntadi
- Sardinianvolontade
In English words that came into English from voluntās
- volunteervoluntārius
- voluntaryvoluntārius