Phrase guide
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adv
Of one’s own free will, of one’s own volition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A document issued by the Pope on his own initiative directed to the Roman Catholic Church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Medieval Latin motu proprio, from ablative form of classical Latin motus (“motion”) + proprius (“one’s own”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
