Finvenkismo

Finvenkismo (Esperanto pronunciation: [finvenˈkismo], lit. 'final-victory-ism') is an ideology of pursuing the worldwide adoption of Esperanto as a lingua franca, prioritising this over other current goals of the Esperanto movement.

The name is derived from the concept of an eventual "final victory" for Esperanto, denoting the moment when it will be used as the predominant international auxiliary language. A finvenkisto is thus someone who hopes for or works towards this "final victory" of Esperanto. According to some finvenkists, this "final victory" of Esperanto may help eradicate war, chauvinism, and cultural oppression. The exact nature of this adoption (e.g., individual vs state adoption), and what would constitute a "final victory" is often left unspecified.

Recently, some Esperantists have campaigned for the expression fina venko to be replaced with fina sukceso ("final success") because the former reminds some people of war due to its similarity to the German word Endsieg.

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