He taught contemplation as a means of spiritual purification and the attainment of the Dao, a principle that signifies the highest spiritual ideals of mankind.
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Attainment
//əˈteɪnmənt//
Synonyms for "attainment" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
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Related words (38)
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1 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 16 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- дасягне́нне noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Bulgarian
1 entries- постижение noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 達到 /达到 noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Dutch
1 entries- het verkrijgen van noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Finnish
3 entries- pääseminen noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- saavuttaminen noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- saavutus noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
German
4 entries- Aneignung noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- Angeeignetes noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
- Erlangen noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- Erreichen noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Hindi
2 entries- प्राप्ति noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- संप्राप्ति noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
Ido
1 entries- atingo noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Korean
3 entries- 달성 noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- 성과 noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- 성취 noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Māori
2 entries- haumāuiui noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
- taeatanga noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
Persian
2 entries- فضیلت noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
- نیل noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Portuguese
2 entries- conseguimento noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- conseguimento noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
Romanian
3 entries- câștigare noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- dobândire noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- obținere noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Russian
2 entries- достиже́ние noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- приобрете́ние noun (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ruigsinn noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Spanish
3 entries- consecución noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- logro noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
- realización noun (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Attainment targets are descriptions of knowledge and skills that a pupil or student is expected to have acquired by the end of each educational level.
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The attainment of a goal is a very delightful experience.
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The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 warns global crises and disasters are putting in jeopardy attainment by the end of the decade of the 17 goals adopted by U.N. member states in 2015.
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