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teleological argument

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
tele-o-log-i-cal ar-gu-ment
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of argument for the existence of God, stating that orderliness of nature is evidence of design, therefore also of a designer.

Inflected Forms

teleological arguments (plural)

Phrases

cosmological argument intelligent design ontological argument

Frequently Paired Words

cosmological argument intelligent design ontological argument physicotheology

Synonyms

argument from design

Questions

What does teleological argument mean?
A type of argument for the existence of God, stating that orderliness of nature is evidence of design, therefore also of a designer.

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