FINALISM

Meaning of FINALISM in English

/fuyn"l iz'euhm/ , n.

the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.

[ 1905-10; FINAL + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FINALISM — ˈfīn ə lˌizəm noun ( -s ) : a belief in final causes : teleological doctrine — compare teleology
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINALISM — ■ noun the doctrine that natural processes, for example evolution, are directed towards some goal. Derivatives finalistic adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
FINALISM — n. the doctrine that natural processes (e.g. evolution) are directed towards some goal. øøfinalistic adj.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FINALISM — n. the doctrine that natural processes (e.g. evolution) are directed towards some goal. finalistic adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FINALISM — n. the doctrine that natural processes (e.g. evolution) are directed towards some goal. Derivatives: finalistic adj.
Oxford English vocab
FINALISM — сущ. финализм; теология.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
FINALISMO — n [Philos.] finalism
Interlingua English vocab
FINALIST — I. - ə lə̇st noun ( -s ) Etymology: French finaliste, from final + -iste -ist 1. : a believer …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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