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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

metaphysical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/

Etymology

From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
  2. (not-comparable) Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics.
  3. (not-comparable) 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
metaphysickal alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

metaphysical naturalism · metaphysicalness · metaphysicality · unmetaphysical · extrametaphysical · nonmetaphysical · antimetaphysicalism · hypermetaphysical · ametaphysical · metaquotidian · metametaphysical · metaphysically · postmetaphysical · antimetaphysical · pseudometaphysical

Relateds

transcendental

Translations (31)

uk метафізи́чний (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · pl metafizyczny (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · bg метафизичен (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · es metafísico (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · hi तत्त्वमीमांसिक (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · fi metafyysinen (immaterial) · cmn 形而上的 (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · cs metafyzický (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · de metaphysisch (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · it metafisico (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · et metafüüsiline (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · ca metafísic (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · sv metafysisk (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · fi metafyysinen (being an adherent of metaphysics) · ast metafísicu (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · ca metafísic (immaterial) · fi metafyysinen (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · nl metafysisch (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · ar مِيتَافِيزِيقِيّ (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · cmn 形而上的 (being an adherent of metaphysics) · fr métaphysique (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · bg нематериален (immaterial) · be метафізі́чны (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · oc metafisic (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · tl labawsugnayin (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · eo metafizika (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · gl metafísico (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · cmn 超物質的 /超物质的 (immaterial) · lv metafizisks (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · ru метафизи́ческий (of or pertaining to metaphysics) · pt metafísico (of or pertaining to metaphysics)