"nonempirical" meaning in English

See nonempirical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + empirical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|empirical}} non- + empirical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonempirical (not comparable)
  1. Not based on any empirical evidence; faith-driven Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonempirical-en-adj-2bshAVzo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (sciences) Not relying directly on data; theory-driven Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-nonempirical-en-adj-DPwn7xRS Topics: sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-empirical Derived forms: nonempirically

Alternative forms

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