Relating to or having the quality of fulfilling a destiny or producing a final result; concerning the completion or consummation of something.
From Greek apotelesmata (things completed or fulfilled), derived from apotelein (to complete or finish). The suffix -ical makes it an adjective form. This word evolved from astrological terminology where apotelesmata referred to the final outcomes predicted by the stars.
This rare word comes from astrology—medieval astrologers believed celestial bodies determined apotelesmata (destined outcomes), and even though we don't believe in that anymore, the word still carries that sense of inevitable completion, like the universe finishing what it started.
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