n. 25B6; noun
the motive for the attack : REASON, motivation, motivating force, rationale, grounds, cause, basis, object, purpose, intention; incentive, inducement, incitement, lure, inspiration, stimulus, stimulation, spur.
religious motives in art : MOTIF, theme, idea, concept, subject, topic, leitmotif.
25B6; adjective motive power : KINETIC, driving, impelling, propelling, propulsive, motor.