a higher purpose
noun
: a more meaningful reason to live, work, etc.
He was searching for a higher purpose.
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Searching for a higher purpose or truth?
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Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Nonprofit professionals often seek work that fulfills a higher purpose.
—Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Being grounded is a necessity, as well as finding a higher purpose.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
However, our interventions were generally not in the service of alliances or for a higher purpose.
—TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The Earth Stood Still (1951), provided an early example of a machine with a higher purpose.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Nonprofit professionals often seek work that fulfills a higher purpose.
—Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Being grounded is a necessity, as well as finding a higher purpose.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
However, our interventions were generally not in the service of alliances or for a higher purpose.
—TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The Earth Stood Still (1951), provided an early example of a machine with a higher purpose.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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“A higher purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20higher%20purpose. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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