metempirics

Also met·em·pir·i·cism

[met-em-pir-iks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the philosophy dealing with the existence of things outside, or beyond, experience.

metempirics

/ ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the branch of philosophy that deals with things existing beyond the realm of experience

Other Word Forms

• metempiricist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of metempirics¹

metempir(ical) + -ics ( def. ); coined by G. H. Lewes in 1874