1. intention - Noun
2. intention - Verb
A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.
The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
The state of being strained. See Intension.
Any mental apprehension of an object.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor it is in man, but in God. By giving man freedom, God has yielded to man a piece of His Divine authority, but with the intention that man himself would voluntarily bring it as a sacrifice to God, a most perfect offering. Theophan the Recluse
We men are easily prone to sins of thought. Therefore, He who has formed each heart individually, knowing that the impulse received from the intention constitutes the major element in sin, has ordained that purity in the ruling part of our soul be our primary concern. Basil of Caesarea
I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars. Charles Darwin
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. Japanese Proverb
If it is good then the deed is more important than the intention; if it's bad then the intention is worse than the deed. Spanish Proverb
Man punishes the action, but God the intention. Spanish Proverb