SINCE 1828
energism
noun
en·er·gism
| \ ˈenə(r)ˌjizəm\
plural -s
Definition of energism
1
: a doctrine that certain phenomena (such as mental states) are explicable in terms of energy
2
: an ethical theory that the supreme good consists in the efficient exercise of normal human faculties rather than in happiness or pleasure : self-realizationism
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