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metapsychology

[ met-uh-sahy-kol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌmɛt ə saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
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Origin of metapsychology

First recorded in 1905–10; meta- + psychology

OTHER WORDS FROM metapsychology

met·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal [met-uh-sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmɛt əˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for metapsychology

metapsychology
/ (ˌmɛtəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

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

Derived forms of metapsychology

metapsychological (ˌmɛtəˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
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