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

• coaptations
• coapted
• coapting
• coapts
• coarb
• coarbs
• coarctate
• coarctated
• coarctates
• coarctating
• coarctation
• coarctations
• coarse
• coarse fish
• coarse fishes
• coarse fishing
• coarse-grained
• coarsely
• coarse metal
• coarsen
• coarsened
• coarseness
• coarsenesses
• coarsening
• coarsens