metaphysical

The definition of metaphysical is related to the supernatural or to abstract reasoning.

(adjective)

An example of something metaphysical is the belief in angels.

See metaphysical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, connected with, or having the nature of, metaphysics
very abstract, abstruse, or subtle: often a derogatory usage
beyond the physical or material; incorporeal, supernatural, or transcendental
designating or of the school of early 17th-cent. English poets, including esp. John Donne, George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, and Abraham Cowley, whose verse is characterized by very subtle, highly intellectualized imagery, sometimes deliberately fantastic and far-fetched

Origin: ML metaphysicalis

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See metaphysical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to metaphysics.
Based on speculative or abstract reasoning.
Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse.
a. Immaterial; incorporeal. See Synonyms at immaterial.
b. Supernatural.
often Metaphysical Of or relating to the poetry of a group of 17th-century English poets whose verse is characterized by an intellectually challenging style and extended metaphors comparing very dissimilar things.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English metaphisicalle

Origin: , from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis

Origin: , from metaphysica, metaphysics; see metaphysics

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