Noun
The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem.
The state of being relaxed; relaxation.
The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting.
The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlways bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. Abraham Lincoln
The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly and bad. Friedrich Nietzsche
If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions. Abba Eban
Bold resolution is the favourite of providence. Latin Proverb
A good resolution is like an old horse, which is often saddled but rarely ridden. Mexican Proverb
Sleep over it, and you will come to a resolution. Spanish Proverb