Heterotelic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having its meaning or existential purpose outside of itself

    "You're of heterotelic value, that means you were invoked for an extraneous purpose alone, the outcome of which won't even be known to me until I'm back with my physical body in the physical world… -- William Cook, Love in the Time of Flowers"

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"You're of heterotelic value, that means you were invoked for an extraneous purpose alone, the outcome of which won't even be known to me until I'm back with my physical body in the physical world… -- William Cook, Love in the Time of Flowers"

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