telos

noun

te·los | \ˈte-ˌläs,

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Definition of telos

: an ultimate end

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His telos—his endgame—is the destabilization, the overcoming, of the whole Western order. — vanityfair.com, "The Secret Source of Putin’s Evil," 10 Jan. 2017 His telos—his endgame—is the destabilization, the overcoming, of the whole Western order. — Peter Savodnik, The Hive, "The Secret Source of Putin’s Evil," 10 Jan. 2017

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The first known use of telos was in 1904

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