metaphysic
noun
meta·phys·ic
ˌme-tə-ˈfi-zik 
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a
b
: a particular system of metaphysics
2
: the system of principles underlying a particular study or subject : philosophy sense 3b
metaphysic
adjective
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The Critique is dense, often desperate, as Kant tried to salvage what was vital in metaphysics while exposing its illusions.
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Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
His work explores how materiality and semiotics influence notions of the body, metaphysics, and diverse cosmologies.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
If people hunger for metaphysics and traditional churches hesitate to engage technological wonder head-on, alternative liturgies will rush to fill the gap.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
His work explores how materiality and semiotics influence notions of the body, metaphysics, and diverse cosmologies.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
If people hunger for metaphysics and traditional churches hesitate to engage technological wonder head-on, alternative liturgies will rush to fill the gap.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for metaphysic
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“Metaphysic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaphysic. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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