metapurpose

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noun

A secondary or higher-level purpose.

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Meanings

nounmetapurpose (plural metapurposes)

plural metapurposes

  1. A secondary or higher-level purpose.

    In our discussion of power above, it is indicated that this defeats one of the metapurposes of counseling, which is to empower the client.

    2003, Ira David Welch, The therapeutic relationship, page 210

Origin

From meta- + purpose.

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APA

metapurpose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapurpose

MLA

“metapurpose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapurpose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metapurpose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapurpose.

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