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purposivism

purposivism noun: philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact.

Noun

purposivism (uncountable)

  1. philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact
  2. Synonym of purposive approach.

purposivism meaning in Tamil

purposivism in Tamil

நாக்கமுடைமை, நோக்கக் கொள்கை

Synonyms of purposivism

Origin of purposivism

From purposive + -ism.

Questions about purposivism

What does purposivism mean?
Purposivism means philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact.
What is purposivism in Tamil?
Purposivism in Tamil is நாக்கமுடைமை, நோக்கக் கொள்கை. See Purposivism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is purposivism?
Purposivism is a noun.

Words near purposivism in the dictionary

  1. purposive
  2. purposive approach
  3. purposively
  4. purposiveness
  5. purposivenesses
  6. purposivism
  7. purposivist
  8. purposivistic
  9. purposivists
  10. purposivity
  11. purpre

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Adapted from Wiktionary: purposivism (page history and authors); purposivism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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