metaphysician

[ met-uh-fuh-zish-uhn ]

/ ˌmɛt ə fəˈzɪʃ ən /

noun

a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.

Also met·a·phys·i·cist

[met-uh-fiz-uh-sist]. /ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ə sɪst/.

Origin of metaphysician

1425–75; late Middle English metaphisicien, probably <Middle French metaphysicien, equivalent to metaphysiquemetaphysic + -ien-ian

Words nearby metaphysician

metaphys., metaphysial dysostosis, metaphysial dysplasia, metaphysic, metaphysical, metaphysician, metaphysicize, metaphysics, metaphysis, metaphyte, metaplasia

Example sentences from the Web for metaphysician

On the whole he is as inferior to Burke as a publicist, as he is superior to him as a metaphysician.
The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2|Friedrich Schlegel
"I wish I were a metaphysician," said Clarence, with a sigh.
The Disowned, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Whether there be such an affinity, he leaves to the metaphysician to decide.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
From the acuteness of his sight, the metaphysician cannot discern what lies directly before his feet.
Niels Klim's journey under the ground|Baron Ludvig Holberg

It does not seem to me wrong to regard the imagination of the metaphysician as a variety of the scientific imagination.
Essay on the Creative Imagination|Th. Ribot

单词	metaphysician
释义	metaphysician [ met-uh-fuh-zish-uhn ] / ˌmɛt ə fəˈzɪʃ ən / noun a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories. Also met·a·phys·i·cist [met-uh-fiz-uh-sist]. /ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ə sɪst/. Origin of metaphysician 1425–75; late Middle English metaphisicien, probably <Middle French metaphysicien, equivalent to metaphysiquemetaphysic + -ien-ian Words nearby metaphysician metaphys., metaphysial dysostosis, metaphysial dysplasia, metaphysic, metaphysical, metaphysician, metaphysicize, metaphysics, metaphysis, metaphyte, metaplasia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metaphysician On the whole he is as inferior to Burke as a publicist, as he is superior to him as a metaphysician. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2\|Friedrich Schlegel "I wish I were a metaphysician," said Clarence, with a sigh. The Disowned, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Whether there be such an affinity, he leaves to the metaphysician to decide. The English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham From the acuteness of his sight, the metaphysician cannot discern what lies directly before his feet. Niels Klim's journey under the ground\|Baron Ludvig Holberg It does not seem to me wrong to regard the imagination of the metaphysician as a variety of the scientific imagination. Essay on the Creative Imagination\|Th. Ribot
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