telesisn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlᵻsɪs/, U.S.

/ˈtɛləsəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -τελεσις.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -τελεσις (only attested in compounds, e.g. ἐπιτέλεσις completion, Hellenistic Greek ἀποτέλεσις production) < τελεῖν to finish, complete (see telesm n.) + -σις -sis suffix.

Originally and chiefly Sociology.

Intelligent direction of effort towards the achievement of a goal or end.

ΘΚΠ

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

intenta1340

endeavourc1400

pursuita1425

attemptation1425

endeavourment1523

endeavouring1548

conation1615

attentation1663

conativea1688

essayal1837

telesis1896

1896 L. F. Ward in Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 2 248 The only serious lack..is a similar antithetical term to be set over against genesis, to denote the distinctively social process which results from the application of the indirect, intellectual or telic method [of human evolution]. In order to supply such a term I propose to revive the Greek form telesis.

1933 Amer. Econ. Rev. 23 201 The reason for this crisis..is not the ‘inertia’ or ‘lag’ of social institutions and therefore of social science as compared to the inspiring ‘telesis’ of natural science.

1972 T. L. Smith Sociol. Agric. Devel. i. 1 Such telesis..is the thing upon which those responsible for agricultural plans and programs throughout the world are pinning their hope for achieving progress.

2002 A. Davies Frog King 218 It is a moment crystalline with everything I have been planning for—telesis made flesh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telesis
释义	telesisn. Brit. /ˈtɛlᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˈtɛləsəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -τελεσις. Etymology: < ancient Greek -τελεσις (only attested in compounds, e.g. ἐπιτέλεσις completion, Hellenistic Greek ἀποτέλεσις production) < τελεῖν to finish, complete (see telesm n.) + -σις -sis suffix. Originally and chiefly Sociology. Intelligent direction of effort towards the achievement of a goal or end. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] intenta1340 endeavourc1400 pursuita1425 attemptation1425 endeavourment1523 endeavouring1548 conation1615 attentation1663 conativea1688 essayal1837 telesis1896 1896 L. F. Ward in Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 2 248 The only serious lack..is a similar antithetical term to be set over against genesis, to denote the distinctively social process which results from the application of the indirect, intellectual or telic method [of human evolution]. In order to supply such a term I propose to revive the Greek form telesis. 1933 Amer. Econ. Rev. 23 201 The reason for this crisis..is not the ‘inertia’ or ‘lag’ of social institutions and therefore of social science as compared to the inspiring ‘telesis’ of natural science. 1972 T. L. Smith Sociol. Agric. Devel. i. 1 Such telesis..is the thing upon which those responsible for agricultural plans and programs throughout the world are pinning their hope for achieving progress. 2002 A. Davies Frog King 218 It is a moment crystalline with everything I have been planning for—telesis made flesh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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