energism

noun

en·​er·​gism

ˈenə(r)ˌjizəm

plural -s

1

: a doctrine that certain phenomena (such as mental states) are explicable in terms of energy

2

: an ethical theory that the supreme good consists in the efficient exercise of normal human faculties rather than in happiness or pleasure : self-realizationism

Word History

Etymology

German energismus, from energie energy (from Late Latin energia) + -ismus -ism

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