metaphysical
adj/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/
Etymology From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical.
1
Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
2
Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics.
3
Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical.
- The roots of authority, on the contrary, always had a metaphysical character.1995, Julius Evola, “Regality”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 8:
- Magritte offers us ontological shock treatments to jar us out of our metaphysical slumbers, but proposes no satisfying alternative.2025 November 2 (last accessed), “Let’s Get Real! Magritte and the Nature of Reality”, in baptistcenter.com, archived from the original on 01 May 2006, page 5:
- Derived terms
- ametaphysical, antimetaphysical, antimetaphysicalism, extrametaphysical, hypermetaphysical, metametaphysical, metaphysicality, metaphysically, metaphysical naturalism, metaphysicalness, metaquotidian, nonmetaphysical, postmetaphysical, pseudometaphysical, unmetaphysical
- Related terms
- transcendental