fulfilment
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fo͝ol-fĭlʹmənt, IPA(key): /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/
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Noun edit
fulfilment (countable and uncountable, plural fulfilments)
- The act of fulfilling.
- To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.
- The state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.
- 1995, Julius Evola, “The Two Paths in the Afterlife”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World[1], Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 50:
- In these instances death did not represent an end but a fulfillment.
- The act of consummating a desire or promise.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 159:
- Civilisation has imbued man's minds with false ideas of the evil of sex and its fulfilment.
- (business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.
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Translations edit
act of fulfilling
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being fulfilled
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References edit
- The Random House College Dictionary 1973