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Meaning of teleologist in English:

teleologist

noun

See teleology

‘Evolution is hated by many of those who believe God created everything and everything has a purpose: the fundamentalist teleologists of the world.’
  • ‘The appropriateness of this characterization can be seen by looking at the other example he gives of a teleologist, namely Nietzsche.’
  • ‘As he states, ‘Human beings have purposes or ends… To a teleologist, an act that promotes these purposes is moral, one that impedes them is immoral’.’