raison d'êtres

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plural form of raison d'être

Here in Los Angeles, where impression management and physical maintenance are not just rituals but raisons d'etres, focusing on these aspects of development has a special relevance.

raison d'etre
Anglicized spelling of raison d'être; a reason for living
raison d'être
plural form of raison d’être

With hindsight knowledge, it is interesting to note that these three raison d’etre and their ramifications were situated in a broader context of contestations over the whole enterprise of knowledge production and consumption.

raison d'être
The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone

Surfing became his raison d’être.

raison d'être
Reason or justification for existing
raison d'etre
A person's or organization's raison d'etre is the most important reason for them existing in the way that they do. a debate about the raison d'etre of the armed forces
raison d'etre
the purpose that justifies a thing's existence reason for being
raison d'etre
reason for living, purpose in life