noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   an advocate or supporter of empiricism

   "For quotations using this term, see Citations:empiricist."

2. 2
   a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adherentphilosopher

Example

More examples

"You claim to be an empiricist, and yet you believe in "natural rights." Curious."

Etymology

From empiric + -ist.

Related phrases

radical empiricist

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