voluntaries Definition

voluntary
adj

1. Done or acting by free choice, not by compulsion.

Thesaurus: conscious, deliberate, willing, free, unforced, optional, volitional; Antonym: compulsory, unwilling.
2. Working with no expectation of being paid or otherwise rewarded.
3. Said of work: unpaid.

Thesaurus: unpaid, pro bono (US).
4. Said of an organization: staffed by unpaid workers; supported by donations of money freely given.
5. Said of a movement, muscle or limb: produced or controlled by the will.
6. Spontaneous; carried out without any persuasion.

noun

voluntaries
1. A piece of music, usually for an organ, played before, during or after a church service.

Derivative: voluntarily
adverb

By free choice
Thesaurus: of one's own accord, of one's own free will, by choice, intentionally, freely, willingly, consciously, on one's own initiative; Antonym: unwillingly.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin voluntarius, from voluntas will.