entelechy
[ en-tel-uh-kee ]
/ ɛnˈtɛl ə ki /
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noun, plural en·tel·e·chies.
a realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality.
(in vitalist philosophy) a vital agent or force directing growth and life.
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OTHER WORDS FROM entelechy
en·te·lech·i·al [en-tuh-lek-ee-uhl], /ˌɛn təˈlɛk i əl/, adjectiveWords nearby entelechy
entanglement, entangling alliances with none, entasia, entasis, Entebbe, entelechy, entellus, entente, entente cordiale, enter, enteral
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entelechy
/ (ɛnˈtɛlɪkɪ) /
noun plural -chies metaphysics
(in the philosophy of Aristotle) actuality as opposed to potentiality
(in the system of Leibnitz) the soul or principle of perfection of an object or person; a monad or basic constituent
something that contains or realizes a final cause, esp the vital force thought to direct the life of an organism
Word Origin for entelechy
C17: from Late Latin entelechia, from Greek entelekheia, from en- ² + telos goal, completion + ekhein to have
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