entelechy

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
entelechy /ɛnˈtɛləki, ɪn-/

▶noun (pl. entelechies) Philosophy

1 the realization of potential.

2 the supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system.

– origin ME: via late L. from Gk entelekheia (used by Aristotle), from en- ‘within’ + telos ‘end, perfection’ + ekhein ‘be in a certain state’.

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