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Definition of: entelechy
(en·tel′ə·kē) noun plural ·chies Philos.
1. In Aristotle's metaphysics, completed realization, as distinguished from potentiality.
2. In the philosophy of Driesch, Bergson, etc., the non–physicochemical principle, or vital force, assumed to be responsible for life and growth. [<L entelechia <Gk. entelecheia actuality <en telei echein be complete]
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