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Noun: voluntarism  'vó-lun-tu,ri-zum
  1. Any theory which conceives will to be the dominant factor in experience or in the constitution of the world - in contrast to with intellectualism
     
  2. The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state
    - voluntaryism

Derived forms: voluntarisms

Encyclopedia: Voluntarism