Definition of Formal cause
the
elements
of
a
conception
which
make
the
conception
or
the
thing
conceived
to
be
what
it
is
;
or
the
idea
viewed
as
a
formative
principle
and
coöperating
with
the
matter
.
See
under
Cause
.
See also:
Cause
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