metempirical

[ met-em-pir-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. beyond or outside the field of experience.
2. of or relating to metempirics.

metempirical

/ ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪkəl /

adjective

1. beyond the realm of experience
2. of or relating to metempirics

Derived Forms

• ˌmetemˈpirically, adverb

Other Words From

• met·em·pir·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of metempirical¹

First recorded in 1874; met- + empirical

Example Sentences

They are the record of actual accomplishment and not mere metempirical opinions.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a "metempirical," or rather mythical, cause interpolated into the processes of experience.

From Project Gutenberg