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metapsychology

[ met-uh-sahy-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.

metapsychology

/ ˌmɛtəˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌmɛtəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of philosophical questions, such as the relation between mind and body, that go beyond the laws of experimental psychology
  2. any attempt to state the general laws of psychology
  3. another word for parapsychology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • metapsychological, adjective
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Other Words From

  • met·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal [met-, uh, -sahy-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metapsychology1

First recorded in 1905–10; meta- + psychology

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