Metaphysical
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to metaphysics. not-comparable
- 2 Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics. not-comparable
- 3 Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical. not-comparable
"The roots of authority, on the contrary, always had a metaphysical character."
Adjective
- 1 highly abstract and overly theoretical wordnet
- 2 transcending physical matter or the laws of nature wordnet
- 3 pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics wordnet
Example
More examples"Mathematics has not a foot to stand upon which is not purely metaphysical."
Etymology
From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical.