finalism

fi·nal·ism

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyn-l-iz-uh m]
- /ˈfaɪn lˌɪz əm/
- /fɪˈnɑːlɪɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyn-l-iz-uh m]
- /ˈfaɪn lˌɪz əm/

Definitions of finalism word

noun finalism the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals. 1
noun finalism Teleology. 1
noun finalism the doctrine that final causes determine the course of all events 0

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Origin of finalism

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; final + -ism

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Parts of speech for Finalism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Finalism

finalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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