Metafysisch
Example: Hij schreef een boek over metafysische vraagstukken in de filosofie.
Definition
"Metafysisch" is an adjective describing concepts or questions related to metaphysics, a branch of philosophy that explores the fundamental nature of reality, existence, and the universe beyond the physical or empirical world.
Etymology
The word "metafysisch" comes from the Greek words "meta" meaning 'beyond' and "physis" meaning 'nature.' It was adopted into Dutch through Latin and philosophical terminology, referring to topics that go beyond the physical world, often dealing with abstract or existential questions.
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"Metafysisch" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Philosophy - (C1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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