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final causes

final causes is the plural of final cause.

Meaning of final cause

Noun

final cause (plural final causes)

  1. (natural) The purpose, goal, or end fulfilled by a thing.
    • In the production of a statue of Athena for the Parthenon, the bronze is the material cause; the shape and design of the statue is the formal cause; the sculptor is the efficient cause; the honor of the goddess (and the glory of Athens) is the final cause.1998, R. J. Schork, Greek and Hellenic Culture in Joyce, →ISBN, page 176

Questions about final causes

What is final causes the plural of?
Final causes is the plural of final cause.

Words near final causes in the dictionary

  1. final ball
  2. final boss
  3. final bosses
  4. final Bs
  5. final cause
  6. final causes
  7. final circuit
  8. final class
  9. final classes
  10. final clause
  11. final clauses

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