fulfilment
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fo͝ol-fĭlʹmənt, IPA(key): /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]fulfilment (countable and uncountable, plural fulfilments)
- The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
- To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.
- Fulfilment of contractual obligations.
- We have yet to see the fulfilment of his potential.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 159:
- Civilisation has imbued man's minds with false ideas of the evil of sex and its fulfilment.
- 1995, Julius Evola, “The Two Paths in the Afterlife”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World[1], Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 50:
- In these instances death did not represent an end but a fulfillment.
- [original: In questi casi, la morte non è dunque una fine, ma un compimento.]
- A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled.
- What brings you fulfilment in life?
- Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose.
- (business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled
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feeling of satisfaction
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References
[edit]- The Random House College Dictionary 1973
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