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raison d'être <pl raisons d'être> [Am ˌreɪzɔn ˈdɛtrə, Brit ˌreɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtrə] N

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razón de ser

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To the last amid all the disasters that befell his country he was hopeful of the future, la raison finira bien par avoir raison. en.wikipedia.org

Nevertheless, hope in ultimate salvation, not based on ritual legalism, became the raison de vivre advocated by this psalmist. en.wikipedia.org

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