Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Teleology /tēl'-ē-ôlˌ-əj-ēˌ/ · Te·le·ol·o·gy · IPA /ˌtiː.liˈɒ.lə.dʒi/ 01 n. The doctrine of the final causes of things 1. The doctrine of the final causes of things(Biol.)