metempirics

[ 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

Derived Forms

• ˌmetemˈpiricist, noun

Other Words From

• metem·piri·cist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of metempirics¹

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

Example Sentences

What matter, form, spirit are 521 in themselves is a futile question that belongs to the sterile region of “metempirics.”

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