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   metaphysical

   /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to metaphysics: "the essentially metaphysical question of the nature of mind"
   • ▪ based on abstract reasoning: "an empiricist rather than a metaphysical view of law" Similar abstracttheoreticalconceptualnotionalphilosophicalspeculativeintellectualacademicunpracticalabstrusereconditeOpposite empirical
   • ▪ transcending physical matter or the laws of nature: "Good and Evil are inextricably linked in a metaphysical battle across space and time" Similar transcendentalspiritualsupernaturalparanormalextramundaneunearthlyetherealincorporealOpposite physical
   • 2. of or characteristic of the metaphysical poets.

   noun

   • 1. the metaphysical poets.

   Derivatives

   • 1. metaphysically adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › metaphysicalMetaphysical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   of or relating to metaphysics; of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses; supernatural… See the full definition Games ... 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Noun. 1887, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler.

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   Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, causation, and the relation between matter and mind.It is one of the oldest branches of philosophy.. The precise nature of metaphysics is disputed and its characterization has changed in the course of history.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMETAPHYSICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   METAPHYSICAL definition: 1. relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge: 2…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMETAPHYSICAL definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   METAPHYSICAL meaning: 1. relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge: 2…. Learn more.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › metaphysicalMETAPHYSICAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Metaphysical definition: pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.. See examples of METAPHYSICAL used in a sentence.

7. plato.stanford.edu › entries › metaphysicsMetaphysics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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   Sep 10, 2007 · 1. The Word ‘Metaphysics’ and the Concept of Metaphysics. The word ‘metaphysics’ is notoriously hard to define. Twentieth-century coinages like ‘meta-language’ and ‘metaphilosophy’ encourage the impression that metaphysics is a study that somehow “goes beyond” physics, a study devoted to matters that transcend the mundane concerns of Newton and Einstein and Heisenberg.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › metaphysicsMetaphysics | Definition, Problems, Theories, History, &...

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Metaphysics, branch of philosophy whose topics in antiquity and the Middle Ages were the first causes of things and the nature of being. Later, many other topics came to be included under the heading ‘metaphysics.’ The set of problems that now make up the subject matter of metaphysics is extremely diverse.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMETAPHYSICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. relating to or concerned with metaphysics 2. (of a statement or theory) having the form of an empirical.... Click for more definitions.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › metaphysicalMetaphysical - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    metaphysical: 1 adj pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics “ metaphysical philosophy” adj highly abstract and overly theoretical “ metaphysical reasoning” Synonyms: theoretic , theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations adj without material form or substance “ metaphysical forces” ...

11. www.dictionary.com › browse › metaphysicsMETAPHYSICS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    Metaphysics definition: the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology.. See examples of METAPHYSICS used in a sentence.