intent vs final cause

intent and final cause both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intent	Yes	Yes	No	No
final cause	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, final cause is a hyponym of intent; that is, final cause is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intent:

intent: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
final cause: (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process

Other hyponyms of intent include idea, mind, cross-purpose, sake, view, will.

intent (noun)	final cause (noun)
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions	(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process
the intended meaning of a communication

intent (adjective)	final cause (adjective)
giving or marked by complete attention to