Teleology Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ology

Teleology has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

(philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes

teleology

The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.

See Also

teleogenesis design teleologic teleologies study telic teleologist finalism

Related Terms

teleogenesis design teleologic teleologies study telic teleologist finalism purpose teleological explain antiteleological teleologically orthogenesis occurrence final cause natural history of science

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

philosophical doctrine

Rhyming Words

dogy fogy bogy logy pogy ology loogy elogy boogy alogy agogy dilogy oölogy oology eulogy perogy urology geology analogy trilogy

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