(a.) Denoting a mere result or consequence, as distinguished from telic, which denotes intention or purpose; thus the phrase / /, if rendered "so that it was fulfilled," is ecbatic; if rendered "in order that it might be." etc., is telic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "ecbatic" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ecbatic/definitions/2001419> |