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Metaphysics

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Noun

1. metaphysics

the philosophical study of being and knowing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Metaphysics

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noun (functioning as singular)
1. 
the branch of philosophy that deals with first principles, esp of being and knowing
2. 
the philosophical study of the nature of reality, concerned with such questions as the existence of God, the external world, etc
3.  descriptive metaphysics
4. 
(popularly) abstract or subtle discussion or reasoning

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Metaphysics

see synonyms of metaphysics
noun
1. 
the branch of philosophy that deals with first principles and seeks to explain the nature of being or reality (ontology) and of the origin and structure of the universe (cosmology): it is closely associated with the study of the nature of knowledge (epistemology)
2. 
speculative philosophy in general
3. 
esoteric, often mystical or theosophical, lore
4. 
the theory or principles (of some branch of knowledge)
5.  Popularly
any very subtle or difficult reasoning

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Metaphysics

see synonyms of metaphysics
n.
1. (used with a sing. verb) Philosophy The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, possibility and actuality.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The theoretical or first principles of a particular discipline: the metaphysics of law.
3. (used with a sing. verb) A priori speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation, analysis, or experiment.
4. (used with a sing. verb) Excessively subtle or recondite reasoning.

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