A final cause; the object for which a thing exists; the purpose for which it is designed or instituted.
| 单词 | θ143727 |
| 释义 | the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > purpose for which something intended (5) end1534 A final cause; the object for which a thing exists; the purpose for which it is designed or instituted. termination1576 Direction to something as object or aim; a purpose, an end. Obsolete. ordination1607 The action or fact of being destined (to an end or purpose); designated or ordained function; purpose, design, or disposition. Obsolete. intention1652 Ultimate purpose; the aim of an action; †that for which anything is intended (obsolete). destinationa1656 transferred. The end or purpose for which a person or thing is destined; in quot. 1749, the profession or business for which a person is destined. |
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