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will-to-power

will-to-power is the alternative form of will to power.

Meaning of will to power

Noun

will to power (uncountable)

  1. The vital energy in all living things which propels them to seek to grow, create, and thrive.
    • Yet the driving force of the whole process from humblest plant to possible superman is will to power, will not to be, but to be more.1915 April, William Mackintire Salter, “Nietzsche's Moral Aim and Will to Power”, in International Journal of Ethics, volume 25, number 3, page 377
    Synonyms:
    élan vital
  2. The forceful desire, especially in human beings, to aggressively overcome, conquer, and dominate others.
    • But he had a certain acrid courage, and a certain will-to-power. In his own small circle he would emanate power, the single power of his own blind self.1915, D. H. Lawrence, England, My England

Questions about will-to-power

What is will-to-power the alternative form of?
Will-to-power is the alternative form of will to power.

Words near will-to-power in the dictionary

  1. will-o'-wisps
  2. will-power
  3. will-they, won't-they
  4. will-they-won't-they
  5. will-they/won't-they
  6. will-to-power
  7. Will-with-the-wisp
  8. will-worship
  9. Willa
  10. willable
  11. Willacy

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