metapsychology

[ met-uh-sahy-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.

metapsychology

/ ˌmɛtəˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌmɛtəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of philosophical questions, such as the relation between mind and body, that go beyond the laws of experimental psychology
2. any attempt to state the general laws of psychology
3. another word for parapsychology

Derived Forms

• metapsychological, adjective

Other Words From

• met·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal [met-, uh, -sahy-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of metapsychology¹

First recorded in 1905–10; meta- + psychology