metaphysic


met·a·phys·ic

M0248200 (mĕt′ə-fĭz′ĭk)n.1. a. Metaphysics.b. A system of metaphysics.2. An underlying philosophical or theoretical principle: a belief in luck, the metaphysic of the gambler.
[Middle English methaphisik, metaphisik; see metaphysics.]

metaphysic

(ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk) n1. (Philosophy) the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory2. (Philosophy) an obsolete word for metaphysicianadj (Philosophy) rare another word for metaphysical

met•a•phys•ics

(ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪks)

n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches.