0%

teleological

tel·e·o·log·i·cal
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tel-ee-uh-loj-i-kuh l, tee-lee-]
    • /ˌtɛl i əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌti li-/
    • /ˌte.lɪə.ˈlɒ.dʒɪk.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tel-ee-uh-loj-i-kuh l, tee-lee-]
    • /ˌtɛl i əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌti li-/

Definitions of teleological word

  • adjective teleological of or relating to teleology, the philosophical doctrine that final causes, design, and purpose exist in nature. 1
  • adjective teleological relating to belief in intelligent design 1
  • adjective teleological ascribing purpose to a natural process 1
See all 3 definitions of teleological

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Teleological

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Teleological

teleological popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

teleological usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with teleological

  • what does teleological mean?
  • what is teleological?
  • what is the teleological argument?
  • in what way is natural law theory teleological?
  • what is the difference between teleological and deontological ethics?
  • what is the teleological theory?
  • what is the teleological argument for the existence of god?
  • what is a teleological argument?
  • what is teleological argument?
  • what is the meaning of teleological?
  • what is a teleological theory?
  • what is teleological theory?
  • what is teleological thinking?
  • what does teleological mean in ethics?

Related words

  • teleological argument

    the argument purporting to prove the existence of God from empirical facts, the premise being that the universe shows evidence of order and hence design

  • argument from design

    the argument for the existence of God based on the assumption that order in the universe implies an orderer and cannot be a natural feature of the universe.

  • teleology

    the doctrine that final causes exist.
All related words to teleological

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?