metaphysic

noun

meta·​phys·​ic ˌme-tə-ˈfi-zik 

1

a

: metaphysics

b

: a particular system of metaphysics

2

: the system of principles underlying a particular study or subject : philosophy sense 2b

metaphysic adjective

Examples of metaphysic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More recently, though, Thatcher has started popping up in offbeat projects like Heretic, a big-screen exegesis on theological metaphysics that unfolds like a jump-scare horror flick. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Spielberg himself is palpably in the grip of its overwhelming emotional power, its combination of metaphysics and theatre. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

White was into astrology and meditation and numerology and Egyptology and a lot of the hippie metaphysics that flourished in California in the ’70s. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English metaphesyk, from Medieval Latin metaphysica

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for metaphysic

• physic