transempirical

[trans-em-pir-i-kuhl, tranz-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

beyond the range of experiential knowledge.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of transempirical¹

First recorded in 1905–10; trans- + empirical

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Example Sentences

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But in my own radical empiricism this is only a methodological postulate, not a conclusion supposed to flow from the intrinsic absurdity of transempirical objects.