If then the empirical designates the province we include within the range of science, the province we exclude may be fitly styled the metempirical. --G. H. Lewes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
metempirical — metempirically, adv. /met em pir i keuhl/, adj. 1. beyond or outside the field of experience. 2. of or pertaining to metempirics. Also, metempiric. [1874; MET + EMPIRICAL] * * * … Universalium
metempirical — a. (In metaph.) Transcendental, a priori … New dictionary of synonyms
metempirical — met·empirical … English syllables
metempirical — /mɛtəmˈpɪrɪkəl/ (say metuhm pirikuhl) adjective 1. beyond or outside the field of experience. 2. of or relating to metempirics …
metempirical — … Useful english dictionary
met|em|pir|ic — «MEHT ehm PIHR ihk», noun, adjective. –n. 1. = metempirics. (Cf. ↑metempirics) 2. a supporter of the metempirical philosophy. –adj. = metempirical. (Cf. ↑metempirical) … Useful english dictionary
Metempiric — Met em*pir ic, Metempirical Met em*pir ic*al, a. [Pref. met + empiric, ical.] (Metaph.) Related, or belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the province of metempirics. [1913 Webster] If then the empirical designates the province we include … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
métempirique — ⇒MÉTEMPIRIQUE, adj. PHILOS. Qui dépasse l expérience, qui n est pas fondé sur la connaissance positive. Anton. empirique, positif. Une réminiscence prénatale et (...) un voeu métempirique plus grands que tout désir sensible (JANKÉL., Je ne sais… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Unintelligibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unintelligibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unintelligibility unintelligibility Sgm: N 1 incomprehensibility incomprehensibility imperspicuity Sgm: N 1 inconceivableness inconceivableness vagueness &c. >Adj. Sgm … English dictionary for students
emergence — /i merr jeuhns/, n. 1. the act or process of emerging. 2. an outgrowth, as a prickle, on the surface of a plant. 3. Evolution. the appearance of new properties or species in the course of development or evolution. [1640 50; < F < ML; see… … Universalium
