metaphysic

[ met-uh-fiz-ik ]

noun

1. metaphysics.

adjective

1. metaphysical.

metaphysic

/ ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk /

noun

1. the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory
2. an obsolete word for metaphysician

adjective

1. See metaphysical
   rare.
   another word for metaphysical

Other Words From

• unmet·a·physic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphysic¹

1350–1400; Middle English metaphisik < Medieval Latin metaphysica (neuter plural); metaphysics

Example Sentences

At least when it comes to satisfying existential anxiety, value and meaning can come without a commitment to supernatural metaphysics and magic.

From Nautilus

This is likely a reference to Ontology, a branch of philosophy that deals with metaphysics and the nature of being—which is all rather on brand for The Matrix.

From Time

Descartes opposed any effort to separate metaphysics from science.

From Nautilus

When he says he lives in harmony with nature, he’s not talking so much about metaphysics but sound ecological principles that propel his business and preserve the land.

From Nautilus

Physicists draw on metaphysics all the time, yet few of them are aware of what they do.

From Nautilus

The philosophy of Germany at the present day is making several attempts at a metaphysic of the universe.

From Project Gutenberg

But these three systems have not, except in a secondary way, attempted a metaphysic of human life.

From Project Gutenberg

And it is in this work that Eucken's Metaphysic of Life becomes a religious metaphysic.

From Project Gutenberg

The new religious metaphysic will then mean a real philosophy of values.

From Project Gutenberg

This, that physic inquires concerning the material and efficient causes, but metaphysic handles the formal and final causes.

From Project Gutenberg