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dysteleologist

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dys⋅tel⋅e⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [dis-tel-ee-ol-uh-jee, -tee-lee-]
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–noun
1. Philosophy. a doctrine denying the existence of a final cause or purpose.
2. the assumed absence of purpose in life or nature.
3. the evasion or frustration of a natural or normal function or purpose.
Origin:
1870–75; < G Dysteleologie; see dys-, teleology

Related forms:
dys⋅tel⋅e⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [dis-tel-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -tee-lee-] , adjective
dys⋅tel⋅e⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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dys·tel·e·ol·o·gy   (dĭs-těl'ē-ŏl'ə-jē, -tē'lē-)   
n.  

  1. The doctrine of purposelessness in nature.

  2. Purposelessness in natural structures, as manifested by the existence of vestigial or nonfunctional organs or parts.

dys·tel'e·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., dys·tel'e·ol'o·gist n.
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