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finalism
fi·nal·ism [ fn'l ìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
belief that final causes determine events: in philosophy, the belief or proposition that all events are determined by their final causes

fi·nal·is·tic [ fn'l ístik ] adjective
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