empiricist
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Empiricist — Em*pir i*cist, n. An empiric. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empiricist — c.1700, from EMPIRIC (Cf. empiric) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
empiricist — UK [ɪmˈpɪrɪsɪst] / US [emˈpɪrɪsɪst] noun [countable] Word forms empiricist : singular empiricist plural empiricists someone who believes that ideas should be based on real experience or scientific experiments rather than on theory … English dictionary
empiricist — empiricism ► NOUN Philosophy ▪ the theory that all knowledge is derived from experience and observation. DERIVATIVES empiricist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
empiricist philosophy — noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience • Syn: ↑empiricism, ↑sensationalism • Derivationally related forms: ↑empiricist (for: ↑empiricism) … Useful english dictionary
empiricist — noun see empiricism … New Collegiate Dictionary
empiricist — noun an advocate or supporter of empiricism , See Also: empirical, empiricism … Wiktionary
empiricist — empiricism … Philosophy dictionary
empiricist — em·pir·i·cist səst n one who relies on observation and experiment … Medical dictionary
empiricist — em|pir|i|cist [ em pırısıst ] noun count someone who believes that ideas should be based on real experience rather than on theory ╾ em|pir|i|cism noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
