Definitions For Metaphysician

Noun

METAPHYSICIAN (plural METAPHYSICIANs) (philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics. : Thomas Aquinas was a notable metaphysician. : Professor Jones is an eminent metaphysician; she has produced more than one hundred refereed publications concerning metaphysics.

Synonyms

metaphysicist

Translations

Belarusian: метафі́зік, m Catalan: metafísic, m, metafísica, f Danish: metafysiker, c Dutch: metafysicus, m Esperanto: metafisikisko Estonian: metafüüsik Finnish: metafyysikko Galician: metafísico, m, metafísica, f German: Metaphysiker, m, Metaphysikerin, f Hungarian: metafizikus Icelandic: frumspekingur, m Italian: metafisico, m, metafisica, f Latvian: metafiziķis, m, metafiziķe, f Polish: metafizyk, m Portuguese: metafísico, m, metafísica, f Russian: метафи́зик, m Spanish: metafísico, m Swedish: metafysiker, c Ukrainian: метафі́зик, m

Etymology

From Middle English methafisicien, from methafisik on the model of fisicien or perhaps from rare and late {{der, en, fro, methafisicien}}.{{R:MED Online, metaphisicien, n, MED27538}}{{R:Online Etymology Dictionary}}