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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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History and Etymology for energism

German energismus, from energie energy (from Late Latin energia) + -ismus -ism

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