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   Met·a·phys·i·cal

   /ˌmedəˈfizək(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to metaphysics: "the essentially metaphysical question of the nature of the mind"
   • ▪ based on abstract (typically, excessively 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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   Learn the meaning of metaphysical as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how metaphysical relates to metaphysics, transcendence, abstraction, and poetry.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MetaphysicsMetaphysics - Wikipedia

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   Definition. 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › metaphysicalMETAPHYSICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Metaphysical means relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of metaphysical from Cambridge Dictionary.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › metaphysicsMetaphysics Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature and origin of reality, being, and knowledge. Learn the etymology, history, examples, and related words of metaphysics from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

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   adjective. relating to or concerned with metaphysics. (of a statement or theory) having the form of an empirical hypothesis, but in fact immune from empirical testing and therefore (in the view of the logical positivists) literally meaningless. (popularly) abstract, abstruse, or unduly theoretical.

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

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   Sep 10, 2007 · Metaphysics. It is not easy to say what metaphysics is. Ancient and Medieval philosophers might have said that metaphysics was, like chemistry or astrology, to be defined by its subject-matter: metaphysics was the “science” that studied “being as such” or “the first causes of things” or “things that do not change”.

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

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    Definitions of metaphysical. adjective. pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics. “ metaphysical philosophy” adjective. highly abstract and overly theoretical. “ metaphysical reasoning” synonyms: theoretic, theoretical. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations. adjective.