Definition that contains free will
- voluntarily out of your own free will
- voluntary of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
- libertarian someone who believes the doctrine of free will
- determinism (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
- necessitarian someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
- pelagius a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)
- arminianism 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
- actual sin a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)