SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY:TELEOLOGY

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: TELEOLOGY

 

PRONUNCIATION:

(tel-ee-OL-uh-jee)

MEANING: (noun):
1. The belief or the study of design or purpose in nature.
2. Such design or purpose.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek tele- (far, end) + -logy (study). Earliest documented use: 1742.

USAGE:  

"We have all encountered parents who view their child's education as a kind of reverse teleology, beginning with the 'right' kind of top job, working backwards through elite university, through school, even into the nursery playground."  Ed Smith; Left Field; New Statesman (London, UK); Aug 23-29, 2013.

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