intelligent design

noun

the theory that the universe and living things were designed and created by the purposeful action of an intelligent agent. Abbreviation: ID

Nearby words

intelligence quotient, intelligence test, intelligencer, intelligent, intelligent card, intelligent design, intelligent knowledge-based system, intelligent terminal, intelligential, intelligentsia, intelligibility

Compare scientific creationism.

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British Dictionary definitions for intelligent design

intelligent design

noun

a theory that rejects the theory of natural selection, arguing that the complexities of the universe and of all life suggest an intelligent cause in the form of a supreme creator

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