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Freewill

Definition: Freewill

Freewill

Adjective

1. Done of your own accord; "a freewill offering".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "freewill" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references)


Crosswords: Freewill

English words defined with "freewill": Freewill Baptists. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Freewill

DomainTitle

Books

  • Death Notices from Freewill Baptist Publications, 1811-1851 (reference)

  • Freewill (reference)

  • Freewill and Determinism: A Study of Rival Conceptions of Man (International Library of Philosophy and Scientific Method) (reference)

  • Freewill and Responsibility (reference)

  • Freewill or Predestination: The Battle over Saving Grace in Mid-Tudor England (Royal Historical Society Studies in History, No. 61) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Freewill

"Freewill" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Freewill" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%3202,518

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Freewill

Expression using "freewill": Freewill Baptists. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Freewill

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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54

baptist freewill

24

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13

baptist church freewill

12

baptist doctrine freewill

5

freewill rush

4

freewill lyrics rush

4

baptist bible college freewill

4

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3

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2

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2

baptist bible church college freewill

2

baptist college freewill hillsdale

2

baptist child freewill home

2

freewill player

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Freewill

Language Translations for "freewill"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

vullnetar (voluntary, volunteer). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

свобода на волята (self-determination), доброволен (spontaneous, unforced, unsolicited, voluntary, volunteer). (various references)

   

Czech

  

svobodná vùle. (various references)

   

Italian

  

volontario (unsolicitous, voluntary, volunteer, willing). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eewillfray

   

Russian 

  

добровольный (ex gratia, free, free-will, spontaneous, unasked, unbidden, voluntary, willing). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

dobrovoljan (voluntary, volunteer). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

su deseo, propia voluntad, libre albedrío (free agency), dado (cubes, dice, die, fleer, geranium, given, gratuity, jaw vice, laid, landed, leaded, taken, treat), arbitrio. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

frivillig (facultative, optional, unsolicited, voluntary, volunteer, willing). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hür irade, özgür irade (self-determination). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

добровільний (free, gratuitous, spontaneous, unbidden, voluntary, volunteer, willing). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Freewill

LanguageDateSourceLeviticus Chapter 23, Verse 38
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPlhn twn sabbatwn kuriou kai plhn twn domatwn umwn kai plhn paswn twn eucwn umwn kai plhn twn ekousiwn umwn a an dwte tw kuriw
Latin405VulgateExceptis sabbatis Domini donisque vestris et quae offertis ex voto vel quae sponte tribuitis Domino
Middle English1395WyclifAfter the ryte of euery day, out take the holy dayes of the Lord, and youre yiftis, and the whiche ye shulen offre of a vowe, othere the whiche `wilfullich ye han yeuen to the Lord.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleBesyde the sabbathes of the Lorde, ad besyde youre giftes, and all youre vowes, and all your frewillofferynges whiche ye shall geue vnto the Lorde.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBeside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
Victorian English1833WebsterBeside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your free-will-offerings, which ye give to the LORD.
Basic English1964OgdenIn addition to the Sabbaths of the Lord, and in addition to the things you give and the oaths you make and the free offerings to the Lord.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Freewill

LanguageLeviticus Chapter 23, Verse 38
CebuanoLabut pa sa mga adlaw nga igpapahulay ni Jehova, ug labut pa sa inyong mga hatag, ug labut pa sa tanang mga panaad ninyo, ug labut pa sa tanan ninyong mga halad-nga-kinabubut-on nga igahatag ninyo kang Jehova.
Chinese這 是 在 耶 ' 華 的 安 息 日 以 外 、 又 在 們 的 供 物 、 ' 所 許 的 願 、 並 " 心 獻 給 耶 ' 華 的 以 外 。
Croatianpovrh Jahvinih subota, povrh vlastitih prinosa, povrh svojih zavjetnih i dragovoljnih darova koje inaèe prinosite Jahvi."
Danishforuden HERRENs Sabbater og foruden eders Gaver og alle eders Løfteofre og alle eders Frivilligofre, som I giver HERREN.
DutchBehalve de sabbatten des HEEREN, en behalve uw gaven, en behalve al uw geloften, en behalve al uw vrijwillige offeren, welke gij den HEERE geven zult.
Finnishja sitäpaitsi Herran sapatit ja teidän muut lahjanne ja kaikki lupausuhrinne ja kaikki vapaaehtoiset uhrinne, joita te Herralle annatte.
FrenchVous observerez en outre les sabbats de l`Éternel, et vous continuerez faire vos dons l`Éternel, tous vos sacrifices pour l`accomplissement d`un voeu et toutes vos offrandes volontaires.
Germanaußer was die Sabbate des HERRN und eure Gaben und Gelübde und freiwillige Gaben sind, die ihr dem HERRN gebt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPerayaan-perayaan itu merupakan tambahan pada hari-hari Sabat biasa, jadi persembahan-persembahan itu adalah juga tambahan pada pemberianmu yang biasa, pada kurbanmu untuk menebus kaul, atau kurban sukarela yang kamu berikan kepada TUHAN.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKecuali segala sabat Tuhan dan kecuali segala persembahanmu dan segala nazarmu dan segala korban dari ridla hatimu, yang hendak kamu persembahkan kepada Tuhan.
Italianoltre i vostri doni, oltre tutti i vostri voti e tutte le offerte volontarie che presenterete al Signore.
MaoriHaunga nga hapati a Ihowa, haunga a koutou mea homai noa, haunga a koutou ki taurangi katoa, haunga a koutou whakahere tuku noa katoa e homai ana ki a Ihowa.
Norwegianforuten Herrens sabbater og foruten eders gaver og foruten alle eders lovede offer og foruten alle eders frivillige offer som I gir Herren.
Portuguesealém dos sábados do Senhor, e além dos vossos dons, e além de todos os vossos votos, e além de todas as vossas ofertas voluntárias que derdes ao Senhor.   
RumanianAfarq de aceasta sq pqziyi Sabatele Domnului, wi sq vq aduceyi darurile voastre Domnului, sq aduceyi toate jertfele fqcute pentru kmplinirea unei juruinye wi toate darurile vostre fqcute de bunq voie.
SpanishEsto habrá, además de lo de los sábados de Jehovah, además de vuestros presentes, además de todas vuestras ofrendas votivas y además de todas vuestras ofrendas voluntarias que deis a Jehovah.
Swedishdetta förutom HERRENS sabbater, och förutom edra övriga gåvor, och förutom alla edra löftesoffer, och förutom alla frivilliga offer som I given åt HERREN.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Freewill

Misspellings

"Freewill" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fewell, Reihill. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Freewill

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-f-i-l-l-r-w"

-2 letters: feller, ferlie, filler, liefer, refell, refile, refill, reflew, relief, wellie, willer.

-3 letters: fewer, filer, fille, fleer, flier, frill, iller, lifer, refel, rifle, rille.

-4 letters: ewer, feel, fell, fere, file, fill, fire, flee, flew, free, leer, lief, lier, life, lire, lwei, reef, reel, reif, riel, rife, rile, rill, weel, weer, weir, well, were, wife.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-f-i-l-l-r-w"
 

+2 letters: firewalled, flowerlike.

 

+3 letters: farewelling.

 

+5 letters: caulifloweret.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Freewill


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4084717189757878

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Freewill"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Albanian

fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferimshqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, albanese, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець

Bulgarian

речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, преводbulgr, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський

Czech

slovník, definice, překladçek, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, ceco, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneиталиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещениеруски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський

Serbo-Croatian

leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenjesrpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónspanjoll, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, spagnolo, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättningsuedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeturk, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова

Ukrainian

словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщенняukrainisht, ukrainas, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, ucraino, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, inglese, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Derivations
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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