furtherance

[ fur-th er-uh ns ]

/ ˈfɜr ðər əns /

the act of furthering; promotion; advancement.

Origin of furtherance

First recorded in 1400–50, furtherance is from the late Middle English word fortheraunce. See further, -ance

And those who take up weapons and kill large numbers of people in furtherance of that ideology?

Let’s Get Real: Santa Barbara Was a Terrorist Act |Sally Kohn |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is not a dead thing; it is God Himself working in us in furtherance of His good pleasure.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians |James Denney
Still her assistance was from the first prompt to the furtherance of any schemes where a helping hand was needed.

McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 |Various
Both subordinated their public conduct to the furtherance of their personal aims.

Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 |Evelyn Baring

He readily grants that achievement of this end is desired by him in furtherance of ends beyond it.

The Data of Ethics |Herbert Spencer
He wrests the resolution against freedom, and for the furtherance of the slave power!

Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) |Theodore Parker

furtherance

/ (ˈfɜːðərəns) /

the act of furthering; advancement

something that furthers or advances