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Meaning of "metaphysicist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METAPHYSICIST

metaphysicist  [ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪsɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAPHYSICIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metaphysicist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES METAPHYSICIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Metaphysics

Metaphysics is a traditional branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world that encompasses it, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms: ▪ What is ultimately there? ▪ What is it like? A person who studies metaphysics is called a metaphysicist  or a metaphysician. The metaphysician attempts to clarify the fundamental notions by which people understand the world, e.g., existence, objects and their properties, space and time, cause and effect, and possibility. A central branch of metaphysics is ontology, the investigation into the basic categories of being and how they relate to each other. Another central branch of metaphysics is cosmology, the study of the origin, fundamental structure, nature, and dynamics of the universe. Some include Epistemology as another central focus of metaphysics but this can be questioned. Prior to the modern history of science, scientific questions were addressed as a part of metaphysics known as natural philosophy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAPHYSICIST


astrophysicist
ˌæstrəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
bassist
ˈbeɪsɪst
biophysicist
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
ceramicist
sɪˈræmɪsɪst
classicist
ˈklæsɪsɪst
empiricist
ɪmˈpɪrɪsɪst
ethicist
ˈɛθɪsɪst
geneticist
dʒɪˈnɛtɪsɪst
geophysicist
ˌdʒiːəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
historicist
hɪsˈtɒrɪsɪst
lyricist
ˈlɪrɪsɪst
microphysicist
ˈmaɪkrəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
petrophysicist
ˌpetrəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
physicist
ˈfɪzɪsɪst
polemicist
pəˈlɛmɪsɪst
psychophysicist
ˌsaɪkəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
publicist
ˈpʌblɪsɪst
racist
ˈreɪsɪst
romanticist
rəʊˈmæntɪsɪst
synthesist
ˈsɪnθɪsɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAPHYSICIST

metaphoric
metaphorical
metaphorically
metaphoricalness
metaphorist
metaphosphate
metaphosphoric acid
metaphrase
metaphrasis
metaphrast
metaphrastic
metaphrastical
metaphrastically
metaphysic
metaphysical
metaphysically
metaphysician
metaphysicise
metaphysicize
metaphysics

WORDS THAT END LIKE METAPHYSICIST

aerodynamicist
Atlanticist
bioethicist
Celticist
cytogeneticist
eugenicist
exorcist
hydrodynamicist
hylicist
kenoticist
molecular geneticist
mosaicist
neoclassicist
nuclear physicist
phallicist
psychicist
pyrrhicist
self-publicist
semanticist
technicist
theoretical physicist

Synonyms and antonyms of metaphysicist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metaphysicist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAPHYSICIST

Find out the translation of metaphysicist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metaphysicist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metaphysicist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

metaphysicist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metafísico
570 millions of speakers

English

metaphysicist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metaphysicist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metaphysicist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метафизик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metaphysicist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metaphysicist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métaphysicien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metafizik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Metaphysiker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metaphysicist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metaphysicist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metaphysicist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metaphysicist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metaphysicist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तत्त्वज्ञानविषयक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metaphysicist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metafisico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metafizycznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метафізик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metaphysicist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταφυσικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metaphysicist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metaphysicist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metaphysicist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metaphysicist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAPHYSICIST»

The term «metaphysicist» is used very little and occupies the 172.917 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METAPHYSICIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metaphysicist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAPHYSICIST»

Discover the use of metaphysicist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metaphysicist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nature, Experiment, and the Sciences: Essays on Galileo and ...
13 Now I leave the matter of epistemology, on which so much more might be written, to move on to a slightly fuller discussion of Galileo as a metaphysicist. In the well-known volume on the metaphysical origins of modern science, just quoted, ...
Stillman Drake, Trevor H. Levere, W.R. Shea, 1990
2
The Only Tradition
Finally, an equation may serve to illustrate the principial similarity of primitive and developed Traditional culture. The shaman is to the primitive tribe what the metaphysicist is to the cultivated Traditional society. The former uses, in his celestial ...
William W. Quinn, 1997
3
The Cambridge Companion to Einstein
This is the striving toward unification and simplification of the premises of the theory as a whole” (ibid.). This latter motive is fed by our inborn “passion for comprehension”: I believe that every true theorist is a kind of tamed metaphysicist , no ...
Michel Janssen, Christoph Lehner, 2014
4
Idealization IX: Idealization in Contemporary Physics
1 believe that every true theorist is a kind of tamed metaphysicist, no matter how pure a "positivist" he may fancy himself. The metaphysicist believes that the logically simple is also the real. The tamed metaphysicist believes that not all that is ...
Niall Shanks, 1998
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Law of tort: Including Compensation Under the Consumer ...
On the other hand, neither the test of remoteness of causation put forward by Anglo-American courts would satisfy any scientist or metaphysicist nor the test suggested by a scientist or metaphysicist would be of any practical use to a lawyer.
S.P. Singh
6
The Little Book of Happiness: Quotes by History's Icons, ...
C.) Greece: Philosopher, scientist, metaphysicist, author, Alexander theGreat's tutor, educator, 'TheStagirite' “The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime, for one swallowdoes not a summer make.” ARISTOTLE (382-322B.
Pat Killion Coate, 2006
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Critical Reasoning and Science: Looking at Science with an ...
Still retaining his Swiss citizenship, Einstein became an American citizen in 1940. He remained at Princeton till his retirement. Of his scientific views he said: I believe that every true theorist is a kind of tamed metaphysicist, no matter how pure ...
Mark Holowchak, 2007
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Between Rationalism and Empiricism: Selected Papers in the ...
64 And again in greater detail: "I believe that every true theorist is a tamed metaphysicist, no matter how pure a 'positivist' he may fancy himself. The metaphysicist believes that the logically simple is also the real. The tamed metaphysicist ...
Erhard Scheibe, Brigitte Falkenburg, 2001
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The Proustian Fabric: Associations of Memory
I believe that every true theorist is a kind of tamed metaphysicist, no matter how pure a "positivist" he may fancy himself. The metaphysicist believes that the logically simple is also the real. The tamed metaphysicist believes that not all that is ...
Christie McDonald, 1991
10
Richard Rorty: Education, Philosophy, and Politics
Rorty contrasts her with the metaphysicist who believes in the possibility of a noncontingent final vocabulary and refers her discourse to established truths of different kinds, accusing the ironist of being a 'relativist'. He also contrasts her with ...
Michael A. Peters, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAPHYSICIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metaphysicist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Miley Cyrus and Jaden Smiths Gender Fluid Revolution
It's Jaden Smith's world, and we're all just living in it. More specifically, we have the celebrity progeny turned metaphysicist to thank for ushering ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
2
David Birnbaum Cracks the Cosmic Code
A contemporary 21st century independent scholar and metaphysicist, David Birnbaum of Manhattan, proposes that 'Potential' drives the ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Corrupting the Chinese Language
As the argument became more heated, one farmer accused the other, without irony, of being a “metaphysicist.” Mao was skeptical of ... «New York Times, May 15»
4
AN INTERVIEW WITH ALLEN GINSBERG'S ASSISTANT – Nina …
The punk metaphysicist! Other civilizations and their attendant cultures seep through the city walls of her poems. Faded brocade ruffles hang ... «The End of Being, May 15»
5
Jaden Smith, Existential Poet & Metaphysicist, Quits Twitter
Now is the Twitter of our discontent. Jaden Smith, offspring of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, has deleted his account on the social media platform. «Refinery29, May 15»
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On this day: Princess Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones
Deaths: 1856 Sir William Hamilton, metaphysicist; 1862 Henry David Thoreau, writer and naturalist; 1870 Sir James Simpson, obstetrician and ... «Scotsman, May 15»
7
The Pick List: The Week's Recommended Events
... I'm a metaphysicist.” Developed over the years in his free time, the first two episodes of Obermuller's series, released on the web in 2010 and ... «Seattle Weekly, Feb 15»
8
From our archive | Hannah Arendt: Human, citizen, Jew
It is easy to forget that just a few years ago, Arendt was considered an old-fashioned metaphysicist mired in her own obscure and idealistic ... «Haaretz, Oct 14»
9
Olive Garden defends breadstick policy
David Raffin · Metaphysicist, Writer, Performer at Davidraffin.com. This bread tastes like a stick. Reply · Like. · 2 · September 15, 2014 at 10: ... «The Columbian, Sep 14»
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Dynamite Entertainment Showcases May 28th, 2014 Releases
Master metaphysicist. Spiritualist. Monster hunter. Doctor Adam Spektor is all of these things…and less.” For fifteen years, Spektor has traveled ... «The Fandom Post, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Metaphysicist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metaphysicist>. May 2024 ».
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