metaphysician
[met-uh-fuh-zish-uh n]
- a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
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Also met·a·phys·i·cist [met-uh-fiz-uh-sist] /ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ə sɪst/.
Origin of metaphysician
1425–75; late Middle English metaphisicien, probably < Middle French metaphysicien, equivalent to metaphysique metaphysic + -ien -ian
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Examples from the Web for metaphysician
Historical Examples
In these days a heroine need not be amoralist, but she must be a metaphysician.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
He was rather a great judge of metaphysical power than a metaphysician.
Leading Articles on Various SubjectsHugh Miller
For he, like the metaphysician, believes in the reality of that which absorbs his own mind.
CratylusPlato
Forgive me; I know you are a metaphysician and a moral philosopher, and you'll appreciate this.
Audrey CravenMay Sinclair
There he has aptly described him as a "logician, metaphysician and bard."
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
Word Origin and History for metaphysician
n.
1590s, from Middle French métaphysicien (14c.); see metaphysics + -ian.
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