Definition of Finalis

1. a type of tone in medieval music [n -LES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Finalis

final judgment
final nail in the coffin
final nails in the coffin
final payment
final period
final result
final sigma
final sigmas
final solution
final stage
final straw
final whistle
final whistles
finale
finales
finalis (current term)
finalisation
finalisations
finalise
finalised
finaliser
finalisers
finalises
finalising
finalism
finalisms
finalist
finalists
finalities
finality

Literary usage of Finalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Science and Philosophy of the Organism: The Gifford Lectures Delivered by Hans Driesch (1908)
"But what then of the famous " causa finalis " ? Simply this, that the term is completely absurd without further explanation. In the first place, as we know, ..."

2. The Formal Bases of Law by Giorgio Del Vecchio (1914)
"... AND "NEXUS finalis" : VALUE OF THE TWO CRITERIA AND THEIR LEGITIMATE CO-EXISTENCE. ... finalis ..."

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