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noun

Impulsion n.

The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. "The impulsion of the air."

Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse. "The impulsion of conscience." "Divine impulsion prompting."

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Etymology of 'Impulsion'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Impulsion" Quotes from Famous Books

... no other but a certain impulsion of the will, which obtruded itself upon him without the advice or consent of his judgment; and in a soul so enlightened as his was, and so prepared by a continual exercise of wisdom-and virtue, 'tis to be supposed those inclinations of his, though sudden and undigested, were very ...

— The Essays of Montaigne, Complete • Michel de Montaigne

Words linked to "Impulsion" : impulse, force, drift, drive