appetition
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌæpəˈtɪʃən/
- Archaic
- The artist's constant appetition for beauty fueled her creative endeavors.
- appetition and divine
- appetition and creation
Examples
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On one model, which is perhaps the more familiar, the goal of appetition is a certain perceptual state.
Academic text (1998) -
Appetition thus conforms to an entirely familiar pattern of teleological explanation in terms of ends and means.
Academic text (1998) -
But on the face of it, there are two models of appetition that differ in their accounts of the goal involved.
Academic text (1998) -
The only point of disanalogy on this model is that, whereas in the case of God the apparent good is necessarily the real good, in the case of monadic appetition they may fail to coincide; whether the apparent good in fact coincides with the real good is, of course, a function of the clarity and distinctness of a monad's perceptual states.
Academic text (1998) -
His appetition for knowledge drove him to read countless books every month.
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Philosophers often discuss appetition as a fundamental aspect of human motivation.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
282
2.1
A desire to eat or to have new experiences
69
1.0
A strong desire for something you wish to have
43
3.7
A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes
39
5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
10
6.6
A strong wish to have or do something
1
5.9
A strong desire to get or achieve something
1
9.9
A strong desire to have or do something
1
9.9
A strong wish to have or try something
1
3.5
A strong desire for things like knowledge or success
A strong wish to have something you enjoy
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
appetition = appetite (transparent) = appetit + ion
The abstract philosophical sense is a straightforward extension of 'appetite' plus '-ion', so the morphological relation is clear.
Etymology
Appetition comes from the Latin verb appetere ('to seek' or 'to desire') and shares its root with appetite. That's why an appetition can mean a strong wish or longing for something, like knowledge or success.