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Sense Of Purpose

Definition: Sense Of Purpose

Sense Of Purpose

Noun

1. The quality of having a definite purpose.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Sense Of Purpose

Synonym: purposefulness (n). (additional references)
Antonym: purposelessness (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Sense Of Purpose

English words defined with "sense of purpose": It is reasonmoraleSimple obligationTo be beside one's self. (references)
Specialty definitions using "sense of purpose": FLYtiger team, trial. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Sense Of Purpose

DomainTitle

Books

  • Practicing the Presence: The Inspirational Guide to Regaining Meanind and Sense of Purpose in Your Life (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Sense Of Purpose

AuthorQuotation

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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Sense Of Purpose

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Speeches: Sense Of Purpose

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Gerald Ford

1974-1977Like 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

1977-1981We 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.

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Modern Translations: Sense Of Purpose

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

   

Russian 

  

целеустремленность (purpose). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Sense Of Purpose

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Sense Of Purpose


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)

        

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)

&#83 &#101 &#110 &#115 &#101 &#32 &#79 &#102 &#32 &#80 &#117 &#114 &#112 &#111 &#115 &#101

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

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INDEX

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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