finalityn.

Brit.

/fʌɪˈnalᵻti/, U.S.

/faɪˈnælədi/,

/fᵻˈnælədi/

Etymology: < French finalité, < late Latin fīnālitātem , < fīnālis : see final adj. and n. and -ity suffix.

†1. An end in view; a guiding object. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object

willeOE

errand?c1225

purposec1300

endc1305

emprisec1330

intentc1340

use1340

conclusionc1374

studya1382

pointc1385

causec1386

gamea1393

term?c1400

businessc1405

finec1405

intentionc1410

object?a1425

obtent?a1475

drift1526

intend1526

respect1528

flight1530

finality?1541

stop1551

scope1559

butt?1571

bent1579

aiming point1587

pursuitc1592

aim1595

devotion1597

meaning1605

maina1610

attempt1610

design1615

purport1616

terminusa1617

intendment1635

pretence1649

ettle1790

big (also great) idea1846

objective1878

objective1882

the name of the game1910

the object of the exercise1958

thrust1968

?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Di^v, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Thou shalt prepose two fynalytees of curacyon.

2. The relation of being an end or final cause; the principle of final cause viewed as operative in the universe.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > ultimate

sum1340

determination1646

bournec1800

ultimatum1804

finis1850

finality1859

telos1904

1859 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 247 On the contrary he [Naudin] brings in his principle of finality.

1877 E. Caird Crit. Acct. Philos. Kant ii. xii. 486 A relation between the parts of a living being, which can only be expressed by the category of finality.

a. The quality, condition, or fact of being final; the condition of being at the limit; also the belief that something is final. (First used in this sense with regard to the Reform Bill of 1832.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [noun]

enda1300

chevisancec1330

applyinga1382

perfectiona1382

pointc1385

finishmentc1400

accomplishingc1405

complement1419

consummationa1425

effecta1425

performinga1425

accomplishment1425

fining?1448

complishing1449

complishment1454

achevisauncec1475

achievement1477

perfectinga1513

cheving?1518

furniture1529

achievance1531

exploiture1531

exploiting1538

perimplishment1554

consummating1555

finishing?1563

chevance1570

coronation1582

crowning1586

adimpletion1624

fulfilment1624

complusmenta1628

completure1642

completement1652

transaction1655

patration1656

perfunction1656

completion1657

completing1727

ultimation1791

finality1833

perfectuation1859

fruition1885

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > quality or condition of being final

finality1833

ultimateness1884

the mind > mental capacity > belief > [noun] > a belief, dogma, tenet > that something is final

finality1878

finalism1883

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > quality or condition of being final > belief that something is final

finality1878

1833 Croker in Croker Papers (1884) II. 200 Althorp's explanation as to the finality..of the Bill.

1846 S. B. Williams Princ. Railway Managem. 26 Let us not devise our future works and arrangements with the idea of ‘finality’ to cramp our exertions.

1862 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 4) 239 Instead of approaching finality, the more we discover, the more infinite appears the range of the undiscovered.

1873 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London 167 They claim finality for the revelation of Emmanuel Swedenborg.

1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. i. 21 Calvin..fell into the error of finality.

b. concrete. Something that is final, a final action, state, or utterance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc.

swansong1596

last1741

finality1833

1833 Jeffrey in Ld. Cockburn Life I. 352 I have just taken my last peep into that..heart-stirring House of Commons..There is something sad in these finalities.

1859 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 293 I cannot bear to say that word as a finality.

1860 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner 225 Each propagandist ready with his bundle of finalities.

4. attributive.

ΚΠ

1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 6 630 John Russell..To Reform he has been detrimental..He is our own Finality John.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vi. iii. 30 Odious distinctions were not drawn between Finality men and progressive Reformers.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 258 The perceptive class, and the practical finality class,—are ever in counterpoise.

Derivatives

fiˈnalityship n. (cf. quot. 1839 at sense 4).Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 6 631 The vehement patriotic desire, entertained by his Finalityship [Lord J. Russell], to keep out the Radicals and the Tories.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	finality
释义	finalityn. Brit. /fʌɪˈnalᵻti/, U.S. /faɪˈnælədi/, /fᵻˈnælədi/ Etymology: < French finalité, < late Latin fīnālitātem , < fīnālis : see final adj. and n. and -ity suffix. †1. An end in view; a guiding object. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object willeOE errand?c1225 purposec1300 endc1305 emprisec1330 intentc1340 use1340 conclusionc1374 studya1382 pointc1385 causec1386 gamea1393 term?c1400 businessc1405 finec1405 intentionc1410 object?a1425 obtent?a1475 drift1526 intend1526 respect1528 flight1530 finality?1541 stop1551 scope1559 butt?1571 bent1579 aiming point1587 pursuitc1592 aim1595 devotion1597 meaning1605 maina1610 attempt1610 design1615 purport1616 terminusa1617 intendment1635 pretence1649 ettle1790 big (also great) idea1846 objective1878 objective1882 the name of the game1910 the object of the exercise1958 thrust1968 ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Di^v, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Thou shalt prepose two fynalytees of curacyon. 2. The relation of being an end or final cause; the principle of final cause viewed as operative in the universe. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > ultimate sum1340 determination1646 bournec1800 ultimatum1804 finis1850 finality1859 telos1904 1859 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 247 On the contrary he [Naudin] brings in his principle of finality. 1877 E. Caird Crit. Acct. Philos. Kant ii. xii. 486 A relation between the parts of a living being, which can only be expressed by the category of finality. 3. a. The quality, condition, or fact of being final; the condition of being at the limit; also the belief that something is final. (First used in this sense with regard to the Reform Bill of 1832.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] enda1300 chevisancec1330 applyinga1382 perfectiona1382 pointc1385 finishmentc1400 accomplishingc1405 complement1419 consummationa1425 effecta1425 performinga1425 accomplishment1425 fining?1448 complishing1449 complishment1454 achevisauncec1475 achievement1477 perfectinga1513 cheving?1518 furniture1529 achievance1531 exploiture1531 exploiting1538 perimplishment1554 consummating1555 finishing?1563 chevance1570 coronation1582 crowning1586 adimpletion1624 fulfilment1624 complusmenta1628 completure1642 completement1652 transaction1655 patration1656 perfunction1656 completion1657 completing1727 ultimation1791 finality1833 perfectuation1859 fruition1885 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > quality or condition of being final finality1833 ultimateness1884 the mind > mental capacity > belief > [noun] > a belief, dogma, tenet > that something is final finality1878 finalism1883 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > quality or condition of being final > belief that something is final finality1878 1833 Croker in Croker Papers (1884) II. 200 Althorp's explanation as to the finality..of the Bill. 1846 S. B. Williams Princ. Railway Managem. 26 Let us not devise our future works and arrangements with the idea of ‘finality’ to cramp our exertions. 1862 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 4) 239 Instead of approaching finality, the more we discover, the more infinite appears the range of the undiscovered. 1873 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London 167 They claim finality for the revelation of Emmanuel Swedenborg. 1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. i. 21 Calvin..fell into the error of finality. b. concrete. Something that is final, a final action, state, or utterance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc. swansong1596 last1741 finality1833 1833 Jeffrey in Ld. Cockburn Life I. 352 I have just taken my last peep into that..heart-stirring House of Commons..There is something sad in these finalities. 1859 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 293 I cannot bear to say that word as a finality. 1860 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner 225 Each propagandist ready with his bundle of finalities. 4. attributive. ΚΠ 1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 6 630 John Russell..To Reform he has been detrimental..He is our own Finality John. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vi. iii. 30 Odious distinctions were not drawn between Finality men and progressive Reformers. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 258 The perceptive class, and the practical finality class,—are ever in counterpoise. Derivatives fiˈnalityship n. (cf. quot. 1839 at sense 4).Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 6 631 The vehement patriotic desire, entertained by his Finalityship [Lord J. Russell], to keep out the Radicals and the Tories. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1541
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