Act and Purpose

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Purpose and act are semantically related in operation topic. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Act and purpose are semantically related in operation topic. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Purpose".

good	good act	good purpose
particular	particular act	particular purpose
similar	similar act	similar purpose
common	common act	common purpose
Other adjectives: original, noble, single, simple, selfish, actual, entire, real, evil, little, main, ultimate, new, major, heroic, final, double.

ability	act ability	purpose ability
little	act little	purpose little

In the EU it is explicitly stated that the purpose of the handmaidens is to act as bodyguards and they are chosen to be similar in appearance to her.

Source: Body Double
The fal'Cie themselves are notable loophole abusers: while possessing immense power, they are inescapably bound to the purpose for which they were created, and cannot act outside said purpose.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Video Games
Angel's defining moment in season two is the revelation that life has no purpose or meaning, thus making even the tiniest act of kindness an end in itself.

Source: The Anti-Nihilist

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