metempirical

or met·em·pir·ic

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

adjective

beyond or outside the field of experience.

of or relating to metempirics.

Origin of metempirical

First recorded in 1874; met- + empirical

Related formsmet·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for metempirical

Historical Examples of 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

adjective

beyond the realm of experience

of or relating to metempirics

Derived Formsmetempirically, adverb

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