Definition of entelechy in English:

entelechy

nounPlural entelechies ɪnˈtɛləkiɛnˈtɛləkiənˈtɛləki

mass nounPhilosophy

1The realization of potential.
〔哲〕隐德来希，（潜能的）实现
Example sentencesExamples
- Leaving much of this material unattended to, I shall restrict myself to the themes that have occupied my attention in the previous sections, namely, entelechy, the transcendentals, especially beauty, and desire.
1. 1.1 The supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organization.
  生命原理
  such self-organization required a special biological force—entelechy
  count noun an entelechy generating a work of art from within
  Example sentencesExamples
  The true freedom possible in theology requires a significant degree of prior bondage; the substance of this discipline does not materialize simply out of our own entelechy.
  His working definition is that psych is the ‘first entelechy of a natural organic body’.
  It is Aristotle's idea of entelechy, applied not to biology but to our human community.
  The entelechy of a caterpillar is to grow into a butterfly.
  Radionics is concerned with healing of the whole man, with the health pattern or entelechy of the individual.
2. 1.2count noun The soul.
  〔哲〕灵魂，心灵
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is in keeping with the British emergentists' view of emergence as midway between ‘mechanistic’ reductionism and vitalism of a sort which posited entelechies, substances embodying life-governing principles.
  Each twin formed a unitary entelechy, a single living organism made of psyche and soma, still rotating in opposite directions to each other.

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek entelekheia (used by Aristotle), from en- 'within' + telos 'end, perfection' + ekhein 'be in a certain state'.

Definition of entelechy in US English:

entelechy

nounənˈtɛləkiənˈteləkē

Philosophy

1The realization of potential.
〔哲〕隐德来希，（潜能的）实现
Example sentencesExamples
- Leaving much of this material unattended to, I shall restrict myself to the themes that have occupied my attention in the previous sections, namely, entelechy, the transcendentals, especially beauty, and desire.
1. 1.1 The supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organization.
  生命原理
  such self-organization required a special biological force—entelechy
  count noun an entelechy generating a work of art from within
  Example sentencesExamples
  Radionics is concerned with healing of the whole man, with the health pattern or entelechy of the individual.
  It is Aristotle's idea of entelechy, applied not to biology but to our human community.
  The true freedom possible in theology requires a significant degree of prior bondage; the substance of this discipline does not materialize simply out of our own entelechy.
  His working definition is that psych is the ‘first entelechy of a natural organic body’.
  The entelechy of a caterpillar is to grow into a butterfly.
2. 1.2 The soul.
  〔哲〕灵魂，心灵
  Example sentencesExamples
  Each twin formed a unitary entelechy, a single living organism made of psyche and soma, still rotating in opposite directions to each other.
  This is in keeping with the British emergentists' view of emergence as midway between ‘mechanistic’ reductionism and vitalism of a sort which posited entelechies, substances embodying life-governing principles.

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek entelekheia (used by Aristotle), from en- ‘within’ + telos ‘end, perfection’ + ekhein ‘be in a certain state’.

单词	entelechy
释义	Definition of entelechy in English: entelechy nounPlural entelechies ɪnˈtɛləkiɛnˈtɛləkiənˈtɛləki mass nounPhilosophy 1The realization of potential. 〔哲〕隐德来希，（潜能的）实现 Example sentencesExamples Leaving much of this material unattended to, I shall restrict myself to the themes that have occupied my attention in the previous sections, namely, entelechy, the transcendentals, especially beauty, and desire. 1.1 The supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organization. 生命原理 such self-organization required a special biological force—entelechy count noun an entelechy generating a work of art from within Example sentencesExamples The true freedom possible in theology requires a significant degree of prior bondage; the substance of this discipline does not materialize simply out of our own entelechy. His working definition is that psych is the ‘first entelechy of a natural organic body’. It is Aristotle's idea of entelechy, applied not to biology but to our human community. The entelechy of a caterpillar is to grow into a butterfly. Radionics is concerned with healing of the whole man, with the health pattern or entelechy of the individual. 1.2count noun The soul. 〔哲〕灵魂，心灵 Example sentencesExamples This is in keeping with the British emergentists' view of emergence as midway between ‘mechanistic’ reductionism and vitalism of a sort which posited entelechies, substances embodying life-governing principles. Each twin formed a unitary entelechy, a single living organism made of psyche and soma, still rotating in opposite directions to each other. Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek entelekheia (used by Aristotle), from en- 'within' + telos 'end, perfection' + ekhein 'be in a certain state'. Definition of entelechy in US English: entelechy nounənˈtɛləkiənˈteləkē Philosophy 1The realization of potential. 〔哲〕隐德来希，（潜能的）实现 Example sentencesExamples Leaving much of this material unattended to, I shall restrict myself to the themes that have occupied my attention in the previous sections, namely, entelechy, the transcendentals, especially beauty, and desire. 1.1 The supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organization. 生命原理 such self-organization required a special biological force—entelechy count noun an entelechy generating a work of art from within Example sentencesExamples Radionics is concerned with healing of the whole man, with the health pattern or entelechy of the individual. It is Aristotle's idea of entelechy, applied not to biology but to our human community. The true freedom possible in theology requires a significant degree of prior bondage; the substance of this discipline does not materialize simply out of our own entelechy. His working definition is that psych is the ‘first entelechy of a natural organic body’. The entelechy of a caterpillar is to grow into a butterfly. 1.2 The soul. 〔哲〕灵魂，心灵 Example sentencesExamples Each twin formed a unitary entelechy, a single living organism made of psyche and soma, still rotating in opposite directions to each other. This is in keeping with the British emergentists' view of emergence as midway between ‘mechanistic’ reductionism and vitalism of a sort which posited entelechies, substances embodying life-governing principles. Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek entelekheia (used by Aristotle), from en- ‘within’ + telos ‘end, perfection’ + ekhein ‘be in a certain state’.
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