Purpose vs. Thesis
Purposenoun
An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal. "purpose".
Thesisnoun
A statement supported by arguments.
Purposenoun
A result that is desired; an intention.
Thesisnoun
A written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree.
Purposenoun
The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
Thesisnoun
(logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
Purposenoun
The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
Thesisnoun
(music) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis.
Purposenoun
The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
‘The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy.’;
Thesisnoun
(poetry) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
Purposenoun
(obsolete) Instance; example.
Thesisnoun
(poetry) The part of the metrical foot upon which such a depression falls.
Purposeverb
(intransitive) To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
Thesisnoun
A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument.
Purposeverb
To design for some purpose.
Thesisnoun
Hence, an essay or dissertation written upon specific or definite theme; especially, an essay presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.
‘I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime deportment they should assume upon this mystical occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of my own composing, to prepare them.’;
Purposeverb
To discourse.
Thesisnoun
An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
Purposenoun
That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan.
‘He will his firste purpos modify.’; ‘As my eternal purpose hath decreed.’; ‘The flighty purpose never is o'ertookUnless the deed go with it.’;
Thesisnoun
The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; - the opposite of arsis.
Purposenoun
Proposal to another; discourse.
Thesisnoun
The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
Purposenoun
Instance; example.
Thesisnoun
an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
Purposeverb
To set forth; to bring forward.
Thesisnoun
a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
Purposeverb
To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; - often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause.
‘Did nothing purpose against the state.’; ‘I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living.’;
Thesis
A thesis, or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings. In some contexts, the word or a cognate is used for part of a bachelor's or master's course, while is normally applied to a doctorate.
‘thesis’; ‘dissertation’;
Purposeverb
To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.
Purposenoun
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;
‘his intent was to provide a new translation’; ‘good intentions are not enough’; ‘it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs’; ‘he made no secret of his designs’;
Purposenoun
what something is used for;
‘the function of an auger is to bore holes’; ‘ballet is beautiful but what use is it?’;
Purposenoun
the quality of being determined to do or achieve something;
‘his determination showed in his every movement’; ‘he is a man of purpose’;
Purposeverb
propose or intend;
‘I aim to arrive at noon’;
Purposeverb
reach a decision;
‘he resolved never to drink again’;
