Meaning of METAPHYSICAL
| Pronunciation: | | `metu'fizikul
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- [adj] highly abstract and over-theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"
- [adj] without material form or substance; "metaphysical forces"
- [adj] pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics; "metaphysical philosophy"
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| | Synonyms: | | supernatural, theoretic, theoretical |
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| | Definition: | | \Met`a*phys"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]taphysique. See
{Metaphysics}.]
1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
2. According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as,
metaphysical reasoning.
3. Preternatural or supernatural. [Obs.]
The golden round *Which fate and metaphysical aid
doth seem To have thee crowned withal. --Shak.
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