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impulsion

noun as in intention

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“The singer might change the harmonic impulsion or narrative function.”

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The impulsion outward disappears; they grow isolated and doctrinaire, more sectarian than evangelical.

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Unfortunately for this argument, throughout the history of the subcontinent, there has existed an impulsion for unity.

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Everything is judged according to sacred precepts—“harmony,” “impulsion,” “self-carriage,” “submission”—that have come down intact from the ancien régime.

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“Most able scientists I know have something for which ‘exploratory impulsion’ is not too grand a description … A strong sense of unease and dissatisfaction always goes with lack of comprehension.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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