Middle English Dictionary Entry
entelechia n.
Entry Info
| Forms | entelechia n. Also endelochia. |
| Etymology | L, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Phil. Entelechy, the form or essence of a living thing.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)19b/b : A soule is endelochia, þat is, þe firste acte and perfectioun of a kindeliche body þat haþ lymes and myȝt to haue lif.