SENSE OF PURPOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sense of purpose mean? 

• SENSE OF PURPOSE (noun)
  The noun SENSE OF PURPOSE has 1 sense:

1. the quality of having a definite purpose

  Familiarity information: SENSE OF PURPOSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENSE OF PURPOSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of having a definite purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

purposefulness; sense of purpose

Hypernyms ("sense of purpose" is a kind of...):

meaningfulness (the quality of having great value or significance)

 Context examples 

Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) General Contentment: I feel a sense of purpose in my life.

(FAMS - Feel Sense of Purpose in My Life, NCI Thesaurus)

This year, your imagination will be on fire, so keep pressing forward with a sense of purpose, and show the world what you are capable of doing.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The Sun in your sign will strengthen your sense of purpose and authority, making it easier for you to rally the troops and increase productivity.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you hope to host a TV show, then you need to see influential people—or find an agent who will represent you—and go after that goal with a sense of purpose.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Next month, your ruling planet Mercury will retrograde starting from February 16 until March 9, so while you have only blue skies and an open road, you have an additional reason to move with a strong sense of purpose in January.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)