energism
noun
en·er·gism
\ˈenə(r)ˌjizəm\
Definition of energism
-s
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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Origin and Etymology of energism
German energismus, from energie energy (from Late Latin energia) + -ismus -ism
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