quest has definitions from the fields of psychology,religion
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[ noun ] (psychology) a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

Examples

"the pursuit of love" "life is more than the pursuance of fame" "a quest for wealth"

Used in print

(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)

Moreover , it is too readily forgotten that in the Republic what gave the initial impetus to Plato 's excursus into the construction of an imaginary commonwealth with its ruling-class communism of goods , wives , and children , was his quest for a canon for the proper ordering of the individual human psyche ; and it is to this problem that the Republic ultimately returns .

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[ verb ] (religion) seek alms, as for religious purposes

Related terms

solicit

3
[ verb ] express the need or desire for; ask for

Examples

"She requested an extra bed in her room" "She called for room service"

4
[ verb ] bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

Synonyms

bay

Related terms

bark bay

5
[ verb ] search the trail of, as of game

Examples

: "The dog went of and quested"

Related terms

chase

6
[ verb ] make a search (for)

Examples

"Things that die with their eyes open and questing" "The animal came questing through the forest"

Related terms

seek

7
[ noun ] the act of searching for something

Synonyms

seeking

Examples

"a quest for diamonds"

Related terms

search search

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