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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'entelechy' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions entelechy noun (entelech, ies) A particular type of motivation, need for self-determination, and inner strength directing life and growth to become all one is capable of being. It is the need to actualize one's beliefs. It is having a personal vision and being able to actualize that vision from within. Aristotelian philosophy. A conception completely actualized. Something complex that emerges when you put a large number of simple objects together. Translations:  Spanish: entelequia Etymology: Ancient Greek: en "within," + tele "goal, or end," + chy "to have" (alt. kheia)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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