metaphysical

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

meta·phys·i·cal

adj \-ˈfi-zi-kəl\

Definition of METAPHYSICAL

1
: of or relating to metaphysics
2
a : of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses b : supernatural
3
: highly abstract or abstruse; also : theoretical
4
often capitalized : of or relating to poetry especially of the early 17th century that is highly intellectual and philosophical and marked by unconventional imagery
meta·phys·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of METAPHYSICAL

  1. a metaphysical world of spirits
  2. <a work that deals with such metaphysical questions as the very nature of knowledge>

First Known Use of METAPHYSICAL

15th century

Other Philosophy Terms

dialectic, dualism, epistemology, existentialism, metaphysics, ontology, sequitur, solipsism, transcendentalism

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