final cause
noun Aristotelianism.
See under cause(def 8b).
Origin of final cause
First recorded in 1350–1400
Words nearby final cause
fin.,
fin. sec.,
finable,
finagle,
final,
final cause,
final cut,
final four,
final host,
final judgment,
final motor neuron
Definition for final cause (2 of 2)
cause
[ kawz ]
/ kɔz /
noun
verb (used with object), caused, caus·ing.
to be the cause of; bring about.
Origin of cause
1175–1225; Middle English < Latin
causa reason, sake, case
synonym study for cause
1.
Cause,
occasion refer to the starting of effects into motion. A
cause is an agency, perhaps acting through a long time, or a long-standing situation, that produces an effect:
The cause of the quarrel between the two men was jealousy. An
occasion is an event that provides an opportunity for the effect to become evident, or perhaps promotes its becoming evident:
The occasion was the fact that one man's wages were increased.
3. See
reason.
OTHER WORDS FROM cause
British Dictionary definitions for final cause (1 of 2)
cause
/ (kɔːz) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
Derived forms of cause
causable, adjective causability, noun causeless, adjective causer, nounWord Origin for cause
C13: from Latin
causa cause, reason, motive
British Dictionary definitions for final cause (2 of 2)
final cause
noun
philosophy
the end or purpose of a thing or process, as opposed to its efficient cause
See cause (def. 7)
Idioms and Phrases with final cause
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