final cause
1Final cause — Final Fi nal (f[imac] nal), a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See {Finish}.] 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. [1913 Webster] Yet despair not of his… …
2Final cause — Cause Cause (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its… …
3final cause — index object, purpose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4final cause — Aristotelianism. See under cause (def. 8b). [1350 1400] * * * …
5final cause — See causes …
6FINAL CAUSE — the end REASON for a process, as the purpose which GOD had in mind in CREATING the UNIVERSE …
7final cause — noun Philosophy the purpose of an action or the end towards which a thing naturally develops …
8final cause — End, aim, object, purpose, design, intent, intention …
9final cause — noun (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process • Topics: ↑philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑purpose, ↑intent, ↑intention, ↑aim, ↑design …
10final causation — final cause …
