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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /tɛliːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

形容詞

teleological (comparative more teleological, superlative most teleological)

1. Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:

     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.

   • 1973, Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman, Sleeper, spoken by Miles Monroe (Woody Allen):

     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.

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