ENTELECHY


Meaning of ENTELECHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ en-ˈte-lə-kē, in- ]

noun

( plural -chies )

Etymology: Late Latin entelechia, from Greek entelecheia, from entelēs complete (from en- en- (II) + telos end) + echein to have — more at telos , scheme

Date: 1593

1. : the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence

2. : a hypothetical agency not demonstrable by scientific methods that in some vitalist doctrines is considered an inherent regulating and directing force in the development and functioning of an organism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.