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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tel•e•ol•o•gy (tel′ē ol′ə jē, tē′lē-),USA pronunciation n. [Philos.]- Philosophythe doctrine that final causes exist.
- Philosophythe study of the evidences of design or purpose in nature.
- Philosophysuch design or purpose.
- Philosophythe belief that purpose and design are a part of or are apparent in nature.
- Philosophy(in vitalist philosophy) the doctrine that phenomena are guided not only by mechanical forces but that they also move toward certain goals of self-realization.
- Neo-Latin teleologia. See teleo-, -logy
- 1730–40;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: teleology /ˌtɛlɪˈɒlədʒɪ ˌtiːlɪ-/ n - the doctrine that there is evidence of purpose or design in the universe, and esp that this provides proof of the existence of a Designer
- the belief that certain phenomena are best explained in terms of purpose rather than cause
- the belief that natural phenomena have a predetermined purpose and are not determined by mechanical laws
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin teleologia, from Greek telos end + -logyteleological /ˌtɛlɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˌtiːlɪ-/ adj ˌteleˈologist n |