metaphysic

American  

[met-uh-fiz-ik] / ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪk /

noun

1. metaphysics.

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adjective

1. metaphysical.

metaphysic British  

/ ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk /

noun

1. the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory

2. an obsolete word for metaphysician

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adjective

1. rare another word for metaphysical

Other Word Forms

• unmetaphysic adjective

Etymology

Origin of metaphysic

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

Example Sentences

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From BBC

And at the heart of his personal metaphysic lay a desire to extol the virtues of a type that he presumed himself to be — the “competent man,” as exemplified by the firm-but-kind father figures in Heinlein’s best novels and stories.

From Los Angeles Times

We shouldn’t mistake Mason’s decision for an evasion so much as a decision about the kind of doctor he insists on trying to be and the kind of metaphysic he hopes his work will embody.

From New York Times

Camus wrote, “Great feelings take with them their own universe, splendid or abject. They light up with their passion an exclusive world. … There is a universe of jealousy, of ambition, of selfishness, or of generosity. A universe — in other words a metaphysic and an attitude of mind.”

From New York Times

He could draw on a biblical metaphysic debated over 3,000 years.

From Seattle Times