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Definition: Sense Of Purpose |
Sense Of PurposeNoun1. The quality of having a definite purpose. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Sense Of PurposeSynonym: purposefulness (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: purposelessness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sense Of Purpose |
| English words defined with "sense of purpose": It is reason ♦ morale ♦ Simple obligation ♦ To be beside one's self. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sense of purpose": FLY ♦ tiger team, trial. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
H. A. Holle | A sense of purpose and the opportunity to contribute to others -- these are as vital to toal health as are adequate nutrition and rest. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The ability to think, to feel, to interact with others, to share a sense of purpose, to work, to love, to experience gratification, to care for others, and to maintain self-responsibility are precious human attributes that elderly people strive to maintain. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Like our forefathers, we know that if we meet the challenges of our own time with a common sense of purpose and conviction, if we remain true to our Constitution and to our ideals, then we can know that the future will be better than the past. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | We must focus our efforts on drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace for not only does this abuse contribute to low productivity but it also destroys the satisfaction and sense of purpose all Americans can gain from the work experience. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "sense of purpose"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Czech | cílevìdomost. (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | määrätietoisesti (with a sense of purpose). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | céltudatosság (purposefulness, tendentiousness). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 目的意識 . (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | もくてきいしき. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ensesay ofay urposepay целеустремленность (purpose). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-f-n-o-o-p-p-r-s-s-s-u" | |
-3 letters: operoseness, profuseness. | |
-4 letters: poornesses, porousness, purenesses, superposes. | |
-5 letters: espousers, oppresses, professes, reopposes, repousses, responses, superpose, supposers, suspenser, suspensor. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 6E 73 65      4F 66      50 75 72 70 6F 73 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01101110 01110011 01100101 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01010000 01110101 01110010 01110000 01101111 01110011 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e n s e   O f   P u r p o s e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 006E 0073 0065      004F 0066      0050 0075 0072 0070 006F 0073 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537180857124972250878482818571 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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