teleology /tel-i-olˈə-ji or tē-li-/

1. The doctrine of the final causes of things
2. Interpretation of phenomena in terms of their purpose rather than possible causes

teleologic /-ə-lojˈik/ or teleologˈical adjective

teleologˈically adverb

teleolˈogism noun

• orthoepists
• orthoepy
• orthogeneses
• orthogenesis
• orthogenesist
• orthogenesists
• orthogenetic
• orthogenetically
• orthogenic
• orthogenics
• orthognathic
• orthognathism
• orthognathisms
• orthognathous
• orthogonal
• orthogonality
• orthogonally
• orthogonal projection
• orthograph
• orthographer
• orthographers
• orthographic
• playtimes
• play to the gallery
• play truant