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Meaning of "finalistic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FINALISTIC

ˌfaɪnəˈlɪstɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINALISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Finalistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FINALISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of finalistic in the English dictionary

The definition of finalistic in the dictionary is relating to or expressing the doctrine that final causes determine the course of all events.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINALISTIC

ballistic · evangelistic · fatalistic · holistic · hyperrealistic · idealistic · imperialistic · individualistic · journalistic · kabbalistic · materialistic · minimalistic · nationalistic · naturalistic · photojournalistic · photorealistic · probabilistic · realistic · stylistic · unrealistic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINALISTIC

final edition · final examinations · Final Four · final notice · Final Solution · final whistle · final-salary · finale · finalis · finalisation · finalise · finalism · finalist · finalities · finality · finalization · finalize · finalizer · finally · finals

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINALISTIC

anachronistic · antagonistic · artistic · autistic · characteristic · deterministic · domestic · floristic · futuristic · heuristic · linguistic · logistic · mechanistic · opportunistic · optimistic · pessimistic · sadistic · simplistic · statistic · synergistic · touristic

Synonyms and antonyms of finalistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «finalistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINALISTIC

Find out the translation of finalistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of finalistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «finalistic» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

finalistic
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

finalista
570 millions of speakers
en

English

finalistic
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

finalistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

finalistic
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

финалистический
278 millions of speakers
pt

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finalística
270 millions of speakers
bn

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finalistic
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

finaliste
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Finalis
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

finalis
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

finalistic
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

finalistic
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Finalis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

finalistic
80 millions of speakers
ta

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finalistic
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अंतिम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

finalistic
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

finalistico
65 millions of speakers
pl

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finalistic
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

фіналістіческій
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

finalistă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

finalistic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

finalistic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finalist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finalistic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of finalistic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINALISTIC»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of finalistic
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about finalistic

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINALISTIC»

Discover the use of finalistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to finalistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Moral Freedom
of diverting the finalistic nexus without destroying it. In it the system of determinants at every stage of its advance is a closed system and cannot be enlarged. In regard to the causal nexus there is no question as to such an exclusive bearing.
Nicolai Hartmann
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Essays on Explanation and Understanding: Studies in the ...
Consequently, the finalistic structure is part of a whole-determination, and, considering its concrete form of existence, it is preconditioned at every phase both historically and socially. For instance, the advance of capitalism disrupted the former ...
Juha Manninen, Raimo Tuomela, 1976
3
Moral Phenomena: Volume One of Ethics
In the finalistic nexus, therefore, the end appears duplicated. First as set up and unreal, as a predetermination before the process. As such it is essentially a determinant, the centre of gravity of the process. But the second time as an actualized ...
Nicolai Hartmann
4
Ethics
In the finalistic nexus, therefore, the end appears duplicated.,First as set up and unreal, as a predetermination before the process. As such it is essentially a determinant, the centre of gravity of the process. But the second time as an actualized ...
Hartmann, Nicolai, 2014
5
Jung's Map of the Soul: An Introduction
While his psychological theory is finalistic in important ways, Jung also tried to create a synthesis between causal and final perspectives. He thought that the disagreement between Freud and Adler could be attributed to the difference between ...
Murray Stein, 2013
6
Foundational Problems in the Special Sciences
He held that scientific biology has not found any evidence that would support teleology in the sense of various vitalistic or finalistic theories ... The complexities of biological causality do not justify embracing non-scientific ideologies, such as  ...
Robert E. Butts, Jaakko Hintikka, 1977
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Fear of the Unknown: Enlightened Aid-in-dying
If continuance beyond death is inconceivable, what, if any, is evil's connection with the Finalistic View? When there can be no future after death, one need not feel any concern for evil deeds done, no responsibility for repressing desires, ...
Arthur S. Berger, 1995
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Principles of Cardiovascular Neural Regulation in Health and ...
PURPOSE. Reading physiology independently of its finalistic structure should be considered almost unthinkable. On the other hand, the alteration of this finalistic organization introduces the concept of pathophysiology in the neural regulatory ...
Alberto Malliani, 2000
9
Jung and the Making of Modern Psychology: The Dream of a Science
... and of the issues that led to it. Physical events could be viewed from the mechanistic and energic standpoint. He termed the latter finalistic, noting that he avoided the term "teleological," to avoid the misunderstanding that it implied the idea of ...
Sonu Shamdasani, 2003
10
Social Stratification
Thus causal explanations are empirical. In sociological dimensionistic theories the explanations usually contain finalistic or teleological elements. In finalistic explanations phenomena regarded as causes are not logically independent from the ...
John Archer Jackson, 1968

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINALISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term finalistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Darwinian (Dis)analogies
He writes, "Neither in the automobile industry nor in the world of life do we find any finalistic forces at work, nor any mechanistic determinism. «Luther College News, Nov 14»
2
What drive-thru funerals say about death in America
... and finalistic — take your allotted personal day and bounce back. The idea of a drive-through visitation rather encapsulates the approach to ... «The Week Magazine, Sep 14»
3
Newsletter - Restructuring - May 2014 - Barcelona Provincial Court …
Also, it is unfeasible to apply teleological or finalistic criteria for interpretation when a literal interpreta tion does not involve any doubt. Based on ... «Lexology, May 14»
4
An Early Access To Problems
We can't make a finalistic comment of any sort since the product we're being shown is far from final as well, but putting a gavel down on an ... «Platform Nation, Oct 13»
5
'The Second Sex'
Yet it is noteworthy that physiologists and biologists all use a more or less finalistic language merely because they ascribe meaning to vital ... «New York Times, May 10»
6
It is now blasphemy to criticise Darwin
This is an explanation that is called teleological or finalistic, because ... Merging the mechanical with the finalistic, doing it cleverly, polarising ... «Spiked, Mar 10»
REFERENCE
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