metaphysician
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of metaphysician
1425–75; late Middle English metaphisicien, probably < Middle French metaphysicien, equivalent to metaphysique metaphysic + -ien -ian
Example Sentences
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The Mystery of the Millionaire Metaphysician One of the greatest magazine stories of the past generation, republished in .
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2012
He also intends to call in such notable consultants as Thomist Jacques Maritain and Yale Metaphysician Paul Weiss.
From Time Magazine Archive
Greatest contribution of Metaphysician Faraday was his concept that all physical phenomena are interrelated.
From Time Magazine Archive
Metaphysician that he was, Kant saw the evil which intellectualism had done to religion.
From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell
He who demonstrated his power over sin, disease, and death, is the master Metaphysician.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
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