metempirical

or met·em·pir·ic

[ or met-em-pir-i-kuh l or met-em-pir-ik ]

/ or ˌmɛt ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl or ˌmɛt ɛmˈpɪr ɪk /

adjective

beyond or outside the field of experience.

of or relating to metempirics.

Words nearby metempirical

metazoan, metazoonosis, metchnikoff, mete, metecdysis, metempirical, metempirics, metempsychosis, metencephalon, metenkephalin, meteor

Origin of metempirical

First recorded in 1874; met- + empirical

OTHER WORDS FROM metempirical

met·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for metempirical

It is a "metempirical," or rather mythical, cause interpolated into the processes of experience.
On the Ethics of Naturalism|William Ritchie Sorley

British Dictionary definitions for metempirical

metempirical

metempiric

/ (ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪkəl) /

adjective

beyond the realm of experience

of or relating to metempirics

Derived forms of metempirical

metempirically, adverb

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