determination

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If he attempts to put forth a holy determination, he finds a sinful one already made and making,--and this determination is his determination, unforced, responsible and guilty.

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  1. noun The act of making or arriving at a decision. See Synonyms at decision.
  2. noun The decision reached.
  3. noun Firmness of purpose; resolve: approached the task with determination and energy.

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  • Among the most striking testimonies to this determination was the visit of the Emperor to England in November, 1907. —  William of Germany
  • So whatever the strategic consequences of the Battle of Kursk—and they were grave enough—it did not produce any weakening in German determination or morale Even while the Kursk offensive was still in progress the Russians had launched a heavy attack between Bryansk and Orel, and they now expanded this into a major operation. —  Panzer Battles
  • You will readily suppose the reasons which induced this determination were the inevitable loss of men from so long a march, more especially in the approaching hot season, and the difficulty, I may say impossibility, of transporting the necessary baggage, artillery, and stores by land. —  Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2
  • This determination was announced in the concluding portion of the inaugural address, which was as follows By the article establishing the executive department, it is made the duty of the President 'to recommend to your consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.' —  Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2
  • Unfortunately, this determination was arrived at too late. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
 

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  1. from Middle English determynation = Old French determinaison, determinoison, French détermination = Spanish determinacion = Portuguese determinação = Italian determinazione, from Latin determinatio(n-), boundary, conclusion, end, from determinare, past participle determinatus, bound, determine: see determine.
 

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