raison de vivre

Definitions of raison de vivre
  1. noun
    a motive for living
    synonyms: vie
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    type of:
    besoin, motif, motivation
    the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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