metaphysicallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzᵻkli/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈfɪzᵻk(ə)li/

Forms: 1500s–1600s metaphisically, 1500s– metaphysically, 1600s metaphecically (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metaphysical adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < metaphysical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French métaphysiquement (1671).

1. In a metaphysical manner or sense; according to the principles of metaphysics; from a metaphysical point of view.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [adverb]

metaphysically1579

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adverb]

theorically1571

theoreticallya1626

systematically1749

metaphysically1790

1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. lx. 90 Whether they be Mathematically measured, or Metaphisically pondered.

1616 A. Champney Treat. Vocation Bishops 13 To haue true authoritie or calling; and to haue true and sufficient proofe of the same, are not heere nicely or metaphysically distinguished.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iv. §3 The same Conclusion follows, tho' we should suppose the Punishments of a future State not to be absolutely and metaphysically infinite.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 91 The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes; and in proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false.

1821 J. Bunting in R. Treffry Mem. J. Benson (1840) 344 His ministry was scriptural; not metaphysically subtile, nor modishly sentimental.

1897 B. Russell Ess. Found. Geom. 68 Metaphysically, space has no elements.

1930 A. Huxley Brief Candles 4 ‘Metaphysically and artistically a cretin.’ ‘The obituarist doesn't seem to be of your opinion.’

1949 P. Frank Mod. Sci. & its Philos. x. 194 A logical contradiction exists only between a metaphysically conceived Machism, which is then subjective idealism, and a metaphysically conceived materialism, which accepts only matter as having existence.

1989 G. Steiner Real Presences iii. ii. 150 Temporality is a metaphysically and existentially resistant category.

†2. Supernaturally; preternaturally. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [adverb]

supernaturally?1495

metaphysically1580

ineffectibly1657

hyperphysically1842

1580 G. Harvey in E. Spenser & G. Harvey Three Proper & Wittie Lett. 20 The Eclipse of the Sunne that darkened all the Earth..at Christes Passion, happening altogether prodigiously and Metaphysically in Plenilunio.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 493 The prouerb..may as well bee applyed metaphecically [sic] to the beast Linxe, as poetically to the man Lynceus.

1664 Puritan i. 61 I know your determinations, which must come to me metaphisically, and by a super-natural intelligence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaphysically
释义	metaphysicallyadv. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈfɪzᵻk(ə)li/ Forms: 1500s–1600s metaphisically, 1500s– metaphysically, 1600s metaphecically (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metaphysical adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < metaphysical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French métaphysiquement (1671). 1. In a metaphysical manner or sense; according to the principles of metaphysics; from a metaphysical point of view. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [adverb] metaphysically1579 the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adverb] theorically1571 theoreticallya1626 systematically1749 metaphysically1790 1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. lx. 90 Whether they be Mathematically measured, or Metaphisically pondered. 1616 A. Champney Treat. Vocation Bishops 13 To haue true authoritie or calling; and to haue true and sufficient proofe of the same, are not heere nicely or metaphysically distinguished. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iv. §3 The same Conclusion follows, tho' we should suppose the Punishments of a future State not to be absolutely and metaphysically infinite. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 91 The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes; and in proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false. View more context for this quotation 1821 J. Bunting in R. Treffry Mem. J. Benson (1840) 344 His ministry was scriptural; not metaphysically subtile, nor modishly sentimental. 1897 B. Russell Ess. Found. Geom. 68 Metaphysically, space has no elements. 1930 A. Huxley Brief Candles 4 ‘Metaphysically and artistically a cretin.’ ‘The obituarist doesn't seem to be of your opinion.’ 1949 P. Frank Mod. Sci. & its Philos. x. 194 A logical contradiction exists only between a metaphysically conceived Machism, which is then subjective idealism, and a metaphysically conceived materialism, which accepts only matter as having existence. 1989 G. Steiner Real Presences iii. ii. 150 Temporality is a metaphysically and existentially resistant category. †2. Supernaturally; preternaturally. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [adverb] supernaturally?1495 metaphysically1580 ineffectibly1657 hyperphysically1842 1580 G. Harvey in E. Spenser & G. Harvey Three Proper & Wittie Lett. 20 The Eclipse of the Sunne that darkened all the Earth..at Christes Passion, happening altogether prodigiously and Metaphysically in Plenilunio. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 493 The prouerb..may as well bee applyed metaphecically [sic] to the beast Linxe, as poetically to the man Lynceus. 1664 Puritan i. 61 I know your determinations, which must come to me metaphisically, and by a super-natural intelligence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1579
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