Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pursuit"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See
{Pursue}, v. t.]
1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following
with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase;
prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an
enemy. --Clarendon.

Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.

2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain;
endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of
knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.

3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a
literary pursuit.

4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]

That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller.

{Curve of pursuit} (Geom.), a curve described by a point
which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
which is itself moving according to some specified law.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

pursuit
n 1: the act of pursuing [syn: {chase}, {following}]
2: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;
"the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of
fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: {pursuance}, {quest}]


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