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Definitions for metaphysical
ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪ kəlmeta·phys·i·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. metaphysicaladjective

    pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

    "metaphysical philosophy"

  2. metaphysicaladjective

    without material form or substance

    "metaphysical forces"

  3. metaphysicaladjective

    highly abstract and overly theoretical

    "metaphysical reasoning"

Wiktionary

  1. metaphysicaladjective

    Of or pertaining to metaphysics.

  2. metaphysicaladjective

    Immaterial, supersensual, not physical (more properly, "beyond" that which is physical).

  3. Etymology: Grammatically derived from "metaphysics"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Metaphysical, Metaphysickadjective

    Hie thee hither,
    To chastise with the valour of my tongue
    All that impedes thee from the golden round,
    Which fate, and metaphysical aid, doth seem
    To have crown’d thee withal. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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  1. metaphysical

    Metaphysical refers to the branch of philosophy that explores abstract concepts such as existence, reality, causality, and the nature of being. It involves theories and principles that go beyond physical existence, encompassing the spiritual or non-material aspects in the universe. It is a theoretical philosophy of being and knowing, often tied into concepts of theology, cosmology, and ontology.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Metaphysicaladjective

    of or pertaining to metaphysics

  2. Metaphysicaladjective

    according to rules or principles of metaphysics; as, metaphysical reasoning

  3. Metaphysicaladjective

    preternatural or supernatural

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. mtaphysique. See Metaphysics.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of metaphysical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of metaphysical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of metaphysical in a Sentence

  1. Albert Camus:

    Revolution, in order to be creative, cannot do without either a moral or metaphysical rule to balance the insanity of history.

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

    Our quaint metaphysical opinions, in an hour of anguish, are like playthings by the bedside of a child deathly sick.

  3. Vaclav Havel:

    I am not sure one is capable of reflecting absurdity without having a strong sense of meaning. Absurdity makes sense only against a meaningful background. It is the deeper meaning that is shedding light on the absurdity. There must be a vanish point, a metaphysical horizon if you will where absurdity and meaning merge.”

  4. Ayn Rand:

    Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments. An artist recreates those aspects of reality which represent his fundamental view of man's nature.

  5. Robin Green:

    Spring has sprung. We're free at last, people. Free at last. Thank you mother nature, we're free. Time to toss open that metaphysical window and check out that psychic landscape. See lots of possibilities budding out there. Time to hoe those rows, feed that seed. Pretty soon you get a garden.

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