metapsychology
[ met-uh-sahy-kol-uh-jee ]
noun
speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
Origin of metapsychology
1First recorded in 1905–10; meta- + psychology
Other words from metapsychology
- met·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal [met-uh-sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmɛt əˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for metapsychology
metapsychology
/ (ˌmɛtəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /
nounpsychol
the study of philosophical questions, such as the relation between mind and body, that go beyond the laws of experimental psychology
any attempt to state the general laws of psychology
another word for parapsychology
Derived forms of metapsychology
- metapsychological (ˌmɛtəˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
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