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English
Noun
entelechie (plural entelechies)
- Alternative form of entelechy.
Dutch
Etymology
From Late Latin entelechia, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια (entelékheia), coined by Aristotle from ἐντελής (entelḗs, “complete, finished, perfect”) (from τέλος (télos, “end, fruition, accomplishment”)) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛn.teː.leːˈxi/
- Hyphenation: en‧te‧le‧chie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
entelechie f (uncountable)
- entelechy, full actualisation
- 2009, Nard Besseling, “De nacht van Orpheus, Het denken vertragen” in: Motief, maandblad voor antroposofie, nr. 133, october 2009
Hier komen we op het spoor van de entelechie. Letterlijk is dat: iets wat zijn doel in zichzelf heeft.- Here we discover the entelechy.
- (literally, “Something that has its purpose in itself.”)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /en.te.leˈki.e/
- Rhymes: -ie
- Hyphenation: en‧te‧le‧chì‧e
Noun
entelechie f pl
- plural of entelechia