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purposivism

noun

Etymology

From purposive + -ism.

  1. derived from propono
  2. derived from prō-
  3. derived from purposer
  4. inherited from purpos
  5. suffixed as purposive — “purpose + ive”
  6. suffixed as purposivism — “purposive + ism”

Definitions

  1. philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact

  2. Synonym of purposive approach.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA