voluntary
A piece of music, typically played on an organ, that is performed at the beginning or end of a religious service. It can also refer to an action performed of one's own free will, though this usage is more common in legal or specialized contexts.
أمثلة
3 من 5The organist played a beautiful voluntary as the wedding guests exited the church.
The organist played a beautiful voluntary as the wedding guests exited the church.
The liturgy concluded with a solemn organ voluntary composed in the seventeenth century.
The liturgy concluded with a solemn organ voluntary composed in the seventeenth century.
I really liked that short voluntary they played before the service started.
I really liked that short voluntary they played before the service started.
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Associate 'Voluntary' with 'Volume' (of music) and 'Volition' (your own will to play it).
اختبار سريع
The congregation remained seated to listen to the final organ _______.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: voluntary
أمثلة
The organist played a beautiful voluntary as the wedding guests exited the church.
everydayThe organist played a beautiful voluntary as the wedding guests exited the church.
The liturgy concluded with a solemn organ voluntary composed in the seventeenth century.
formalThe liturgy concluded with a solemn organ voluntary composed in the seventeenth century.
I really liked that short voluntary they played before the service started.
informalI really liked that short voluntary they played before the service started.
The development of the English organ voluntary reached its peak during the late Georgian era.
academicThe development of the English organ voluntary reached its peak during the late Georgian era.
Under the terms of the trust, the payment was considered a voluntary rather than a mandatory distribution.
businessUnder the terms of the trust, the payment was considered a voluntary rather than a mandatory distribution.
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
organ voluntary
a piece of music for the organ
Trumpet Voluntary
a popular genre of organ music featuring trumpet stops
of one's own voluntary
done by one's own choice (archaic/formal)
يُخلط عادةً مع
A volunteer is a person who performs a service for free; a voluntary is the piece of music or the act itself.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
As a noun, 'voluntary' is mostly restricted to the context of church music. In general English, it is far more common to see 'voluntary' used as an adjective.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners often say 'I am a voluntary' when they mean 'I am a volunteer.' Use 'voluntary' as a noun only for music or specific legal actions.
نصيحة للحفظ
Associate 'Voluntary' with 'Volume' (of music) and 'Volition' (your own will to play it).
أصل الكلمة
From the Latin 'voluntarius', meaning 'of one's own free will', derived from 'voluntas' (will/wish).
أنماط نحوية
السياق الثقافي
The 'organ voluntary' is a staple of Western Christian liturgical tradition, particularly in the Anglican Church.
اختبار سريع
The congregation remained seated to listen to the final organ _______.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: voluntary
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