metempirics
[ met-em-pir-iks ]
/ ˌmɛt ɛmˈpɪr ɪks /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the philosophy dealing with the existence of things outside, or beyond, experience.
Also
met·em·pir·i·cism
[met-em-pir-i-siz-uh m] /ˌmɛt ɛmˈpɪr ɪˌsɪz əm/.
Origin of metempirics
First recorded in 1874; see origin at
metempiric(al),
-ics
OTHER WORDS FROM metempirics
met·em·pir·i·cist, nounWords nearby metempirics
metazoonosis,
metchnikoff,
mete,
metecdysis,
metempirical,
metempirics,
metempsychosis,
metencephalon,
metenkephalin,
meteor,
meteor shower
Example sentences from the Web for metempirics
What matter, form, spirit are 521 in themselves is a futile question that belongs to the sterile region of “metempirics.”
British Dictionary definitions for metempirics
metempirics
/ (ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular)
the branch of philosophy that deals with things existing beyond the realm of experience