The present page holds the title of a primary topic, and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article. It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Purpose, while unrelated titles should be moved to Purpose (disambiguation). |  |
Purpose is the end for which something is done, created or for which it exists. Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world. It is part of the topic of intentionality and goal-seeking behavior.
Related concepts and subjects:
- Goal, a desired result or possible outcome
- Intention, the state of intending something or the action intended
- Motivation, a driving factor for actions, willingness, and goals
- Determination or resolve
- Meaningful life — a life of purpose
- Purpose clause, in grammar a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose
- Purpose of life, questions regarding the significance of living or existence in general
- Teleology, the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent purpose or goal
- Teleonomy, the apparent purposefulness of structures and functions in living organisms
Music
- Purpose (Curtis Lundy album), 2002
- Purpose (Algebra album), 2008
- Purpose (Justin Bieber album), or the title song, 2015
- Purpose (Taeyeon album), 2021
- "Purpose", song from the musical Avenue Q
Film
- Purpose (film), a 2001 American independent drama thriller film
People
- Darryl Purpose, American singer-songwriter
See also
- Accidentally on Purpose (disambiguation)
- All-purpose (disambiguation)
- Dual-purpose (disambiguation)
- General-purpose (disambiguation)
- Multi-purpose (disambiguation)
- On Purpose (disambiguation)
- Single-purpose (disambiguation)
- Goal (disambiguation)
- Target (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with purpose
- All pages with titles containing purpose
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The present page holds the title of a primary topic and an article needs to be written about it It is believed to qualify as a broad concept article It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title Related titles should be described in Purpose while unrelated titles should be moved to Purpose disambiguation Look up purpose intention intentional intentionally or purport in Wiktionary the free dictionary Purpose is the end for which something is done created or for which it exists Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world It is part of the topic of intentionality and goal seeking behavior Related concepts and subjects Goal a desired result or possible outcome Intention the state of intending something or the action intended Motivation a driving factor for actions willingness and goals Determination or resolve Meaningful life a life of purpose Purpose clause in grammar a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose Purpose of life questions regarding the significance of living or existence in general Teleology the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent purpose or goal Teleonomy the apparent purposefulness of structures and functions in living organismsMusicPurpose Curtis Lundy album 2002 Purpose Algebra album 2008 Purpose Justin Bieber album or the title song 2015 Purpose Taeyeon album 2021 Purpose song from the musical Avenue QFilmPurpose film a 2001 American independent drama thriller filmPeopleDarryl Purpose American singer songwriterSee alsoAccidentally on Purpose disambiguation All purpose disambiguation Dual purpose disambiguation General purpose disambiguation Multi purpose disambiguation On Purpose disambiguation Single purpose disambiguation Goal disambiguation Target disambiguation All pages with titles beginning with purpose All pages with titles containing purposeThis disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Purpose If an internal link led you here you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
