metaphysical
adjective
meta·phys·i·cal
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Definition of metaphysical
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of or relating to metaphysics
metaphysical truth metaphysical speculation
2a
: of or relating to the transcendent (see transcendent sense 1) or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses
fleeing from experience to a metaphysical realm— John Dewey
b
: supernatural
fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crown'd— William Shakespeare
4
often capitalized
: of or relating to poetry especially of the early 17th century that is highly intellectual and philosophical and marked by unconventional figurative language
metaphysical poets