What is another word for Metaphysician?

Pronunciation: [mˌɛtəfɪzˈɪʃən] (IPA)

Metaphysics is a philosophical branch that deals with the fundamental nature of reality, including concepts such as existence, time, space, causality, and substance. A metaphysician, therefore, is someone who studies and investigates these concepts. Synonyms for the word metaphysician include philosopher, theologian, thinker, theorist, theoretician, and sage. Other terms that are often related to metaphysics and could be used as possible synonyms for metaphysician include mystic, spiritual leader, seer, guru, shaman, and oracle. Ultimately, a metaphysician is someone who delves into the mysteries of the universe, seeking to understand and unlock its deepest secrets.

What are the hypernyms for Metaphysician?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Metaphysician

I can remember when Maurice Mangan was to be a great poet, a great Metaphysician, a great-I don't know what.
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
Croce, who has, however, something of the Metaphysician and mystic in him, is not in sympathy with this view, for he ridicules the idea that the genesis of aesthetism lies in the desire of the male for the female.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
No doubt that may suggest very interesting inquiries for the Metaphysician; but we should find not only that the philosophy is very tough and very obsolete, and therefore very wearisome for any but the strongest intellectual appetites, but also that it does not really answer our question.
"English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century"
Leslie Stephen

Famous quotes with Metaphysician

  • Metaphisics is a word that you, my dear Sir! are no great friend to / but yet you will agree, that a great Poet must be, implicitè if not explicitè, a profound Metaphysician.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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