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plénitude

Plénitude is a noun meaning fullness, completeness, or abundance. In French and in translations, it denotes a state of maximum or sufficient degree across material, temporal, or experiential aspects. Its etymology lies in Latin plenitudo, from plenus “full.”

In philosophy, plenitude is used to discuss totality and the fullness of being or possibility. The phrase

In theology and canon law, plenitude describes fullness of divine grace, authority, or power. Phrases such as

In ordinary usage, plénitude can denote a sense of richness or fulfillment in life. In French prose

principle
of
plenitude
(or
plenitude
principle)
expresses
the
idea
that
every
logically
possible
state
of
affairs
will
exist
in
some
world
or
moment.
This
idea
has
appeared
in
debates
about
modality,
cosmology,
and
the
history
of
thought,
and
it
is
often
invoked
in
discussions
that
favor
a
broad,
inclusive
view
of
reality
over
more
restricted
accounts.
plenitudo
gratiae
(fullness
of
grace)
and
plenitudo
potestatis
(fullness
of
power)
are
found
in
Catholic
and
Anglican
theology
and
jurisprudence
to
signal
the
complete
endowment
of
a
domain
of
action.
The
concept
is
used
to
articulate
the
idea
that
a
given
office,
nature,
or
operation
possesses
all
that
is
required
within
its
scope.
and
philosophy,
it
may
describe
experiential
satisfaction
or
the
wholeness
of
existence,
and
it
is
sometimes
employed
to
convey
a
mood
of
abundance
or
completeness
in
a
non-technical
sense.
See
also
plenitude
in
philosophical
contexts
and
related
terms
such
as
the
principle
of
plenitude.