Entelechy

en·tel·e·chy [en-tel-uh-kee]
noun, plural en·tel·e·chies.
1. a realization of some potential concept or function.
2. a vital force or agent that guides the development of an organism, organization, or system.
3. a complex object comprised of a large number of simple objects put together.
4. the soul or spirit.
==Origin==
1595-1605; < Late Latin entelechīa < Greek entelécheia, equivalent to en- en-2+ tél (os) goal + éch (ein) to have + -eia -y3
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