telosn.
/ˈtɛlɒs/ End, purpose, ultimate object or aim.
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the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > ultimate
sum1340
determination1646
bournec1800
ultimatum1804
finis1850
finality1859
telos1904
1904 Daily Chron. 5 Aug. 3/2 The triple aim which had formed the telos of every development.
1905 F. Harrison Herbert Spencer Lect. The Telos of Philosophy is a constructive reorganization of all human knowledge in a synthesis, or correlation of parts. The Telos of human life is the practical and continuous amelioration of the material, social, and moral conditions of the Human Organism—the unity of the Brotherhood of Man on this planet.
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n.1904- to wind the horn
- to wind the mort
- to wind the penny
- to wind up
- to wind up a bottom or one's bottoms
- to wind up an estate
- to wind up and down
- to wind up one's pirn
- to windmill down
- to windward
- to wine and dine
- to wing it
- to wing out
- to wink against
- to wink and pink
- to wink at
- to wink away
- to wink hard
- to wink on
- to wink the other eye
- to wink upon
- to wink with the one or the other eye
- to winkle one's way
- to winkle out
- to winter and summer