transempirical
9.9
Beyond what people can learn by experience or by the senses
- adjective
- /ˌtræn.sɛmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/
- Formal
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transempírico
- The debate about the existence of a higher power often involves transempirical beliefs that go beyond empirical evidence.
Examples
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Many philosophical concepts are considered transempirical because they cannot be directly observed or measured.
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In some theories, moments of inspiration are described as transempirical, transcending ordinary experiential understanding.
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Jung points the way when he finds the self to be transempirical, in the nature of a supratemporal destiny.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
9.9
Not based on things you can see or measure
refers specifically to things outside empirical observation rather than observable knowledge
9.9
A concept beyond ordinary experience and understanding
applies more broadly to being outside empirical observation rather than technical theory
9.9
Beyond the physical world and normal human experience
focuses on absence from experience or measurement, not on supernatural status
How Empirical
Surface Forms
transempirical positive
Morphology
Etymology
Transempirical joins trans- meaning 'beyond' and empirical, which comes from 'experience'. So, transempirical describes ideas that are 'beyond experience' and cannot be proven by our senses.