teleological en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /tɛliːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English teleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English teleologic English -al English teleological From teleologic + -al.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.
Do I believe in God? I'm what you would call a teleological, existential atheist. I believe that there's an intelligence to the universe, with the exception of certain parts of New Jersey.
1973, Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman, Sleeper, spoken by Miles Monroe (Woody Allen):It will be seen that this doctrine is optimistic and teleological: the universe and everything in it is developing towards something continually better than what went before.
1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most teleological | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more teleological | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
teleologically · nonteleological · ateleological · dysteleological · teleological argument · antiteleological · unteleological
Translations (15)
nl teleologisch (pertaining to teleology) · ga teileolaíoch (pertaining to teleology) · fa غایی (pertaining to teleology) · pl teleologiczny (pertaining to teleology) · ar غَائِيّ (pertaining to teleology) · tr teleolojik (pertaining to teleology) · fr téléologique (pertaining to teleology) · sv teleologisk (pertaining to teleology) · ca teleològic (pertaining to teleology) · es teleológico (pertaining to teleology) · pt teleológico (pertaining to teleology) · gl teleolóxico (pertaining to teleology) · ro teleologic (pertaining to teleology) · it teleologico (pertaining to teleology) · tr erek bilimsel (pertaining to teleology)