Reason for being. The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

Alternative spelling of raison d'être

plural of raison d'etre

plural of raison d'être

plural of raison d'être

Alternative form of raison d'état

A state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations.

A complete index, usually with descriptions and reproductions, of a body of work, such as all the creations of a single artist.

Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects.

(literature) A person in a play or book embodying an author's viewpoint.