metaphysician
noun
meta·phy·si·cian ˌme-tə-fə-ˈzi-shən 
: a student of or specialist in metaphysics
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Broadsheets of the era carried listings for spirit boards, erotic elixirs and an endless parade of enterprising metaphysicians. 
Sam Kestenbaum, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019 Taylor is always happy to discuss his favorite philosopher, the 18th-century German metaphysician Immanuel Kant, and his study of moral objectives. Joan Niesen, SI.com, 6 Sep. 2019 My mother was a terrific metaphysician, passionate about the world around her and the lives of others. Susan Fekete, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2018 Bannon's reading eventually led him to the work of René Guénon, an early-20th- century French occultist and metaphysician who was raised a Roman Catholic, practiced Freemasonry, and later became a Sufi Muslim who observed the Sharia. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 July 2017 Bannon’s reading eventually led him to the work of René Guénon, an early-20th-century French occultist and metaphysician who was raised a Roman Catholic, practiced Freemasonry, and later became a Sufi Muslim who observed the Sharia. vanityfair.com, 17 July 2017 Bannon’s reading eventually led him to the work of René Guénon, an early-20th-century French occultist and metaphysician who was raised a Roman Catholic, practiced Freemasonry, and later became a Sufi Muslim who observed the Sharia. Joshua Green, The Hive, 17 July 2017 Occasionally metaphysics invades politics, to the surprise even of metaphysicians like me. Crispin Sartwell, WSJ, 5 May 2017 See More
Sam Kestenbaum, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019 Taylor is always happy to discuss his favorite philosopher, the 18th-century German metaphysician Immanuel Kant, and his study of moral objectives. Joan Niesen, SI.com, 6 Sep. 2019 My mother was a terrific metaphysician, passionate about the world around her and the lives of others. Susan Fekete, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2018 Bannon's reading eventually led him to the work of René Guénon, an early-20th- century French occultist and metaphysician who was raised a Roman Catholic, practiced Freemasonry, and later became a Sufi Muslim who observed the Sharia. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 July 2017 Bannon’s reading eventually led him to the work of René Guénon, an early-20th-century French occultist and metaphysician who was raised a Roman Catholic, practiced Freemasonry, and later became a Sufi Muslim who observed the Sharia. vanityfair.com, 17 July 2017 Bannon’s reading eventually led him to the work of René Guénon, an early-20th-century French occultist and metaphysician who was raised a Roman Catholic, practiced Freemasonry, and later became a Sufi Muslim who observed the Sharia. Joshua Green, The Hive, 17 July 2017 Occasionally metaphysics invades politics, to the surprise even of metaphysicians like me. Crispin Sartwell, WSJ, 5 May 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
- total heat
- total lunar eclipse
- total push
- total quantum number
- total recall
- total reflection
- total score method
- total slip
- total solar eclipse
- total utility
- total-annular eclipse
- total-point scoring
- totaled
- totaler
- totalers
- totalest
- totaling
- totalisation
- totalisations
- totalisator
- totalisators
- totalise
- totalised
- totaliser
- totalisers