Metempiric

Metempiric
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 within the range of science, the province we exclude may be fitly styled the metempirical. --G. H. Lewes. [1913 Webster]


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  • metempiricism — ˌmed.+ noun Etymology: metempiric + ism : metempirics * * * metempirˈicism / i sizm/ noun The study of the existence of things beyond the scope of experience (also metempirics) • • • Main Entry: ↑meta * * * metempiricism (mɛtɛmˈpɪrɪsɪz(ə)m …   Useful english dictionary

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