| teleology tel·e·ol·o·gy (t  l  - l  -j, tl-)
n. pl. tel·e·ol·o·gies
1. The study of design or purpose in natural
phenomena.
2. The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of
explaining phenomena.
3. Belief in or the perception of purposeful
development toward an end, as in nature or history.
[Greek teleios, teleos, perfect, complete
(from telos, end, result; see
kwel-1 in Indo-European roots) + -logy.]
tel
e·o·logi·cal (--lj -kl), tele·o·logic (-k) adj.
tel
e·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
tel
e·olo·gist
n. |
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If Isabella studies religion in college, no doubt she'll learn about teleological theories of God through history.
If Isabella studies religion in college, no doubt she'll learn about teleological theories of God through history.
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