Purpose and Service

Purpose

Purpose noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

Usage example: still trying to discover her purpose in life

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Service and purpose are semantically related in duty topic. In some cases you can use "Service" instead a noun "Purpose".

Service noun - An act of kind assistance.

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Purpose and service are semantically related in duty topic. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Service".

good	good purpose	good service
particular	particular purpose	particular service
better	better purpose	better service
similar	similar purpose	similar service
Other adjectives: normal, original, single, actual, entire, real, main, vital, new, religious, useful, final, further, official, basic, said.

purpose anyone

service anyone

The three purpose-built "Harrier Carriers" that entered service in the 1980s- the first seeing service in the Falklands (just after it was proposed to be sold to Australia!).

Source: Useful Notes / Ultimate Defence of the Realm
Dwight is denied service at a store for his appearance, so Andy and Kelly give him a makeover with the purpose of going back and humiliate the attendants who rejected him.

Source: No Fame, No Wealth, No Service
This purpose can range from bringing two people together to destroying a city, all in service of "the Principle."

Source: In Mysterious Ways