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[ noun ] the quality of having a definite purpose

Synonyms

purposefulness

Used in print

(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)

Literature may be said to give people a sense_of_purpose , dedication , mission , significance .

How literature does this , or for whom , is certainly not clear , but the content , form , and language of the `` message '' , as_well_as the source , would all play differentiated parts in giving and molding a sense_of_purpose .

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