EMPIRICISM Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word empiricism. (close relations)
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experience | nounn | |||||||
noun • the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities • the content of direct observation or participation in an event • an event as apprehended verb • undergo or live through a difficult experience • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) • undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind • undergo | ||||||||
experimentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the testing of an idea • the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | ||||||||
observation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of making and recording a measurement • the act of observing; taking a patient look • a remark expressing careful consideration • facts learned by observing • the act of noticing or paying attention | ||||||||
practicality | nounn | |||||||
noun • concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities | ||||||||
pragmatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | ||||||||
quackery | nounn | |||||||
noun • medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings • the dishonesty of a charlatan | ||||||||
sensationalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes • the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes • (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience | ||||||||
charlatanry | nounn | |||||||
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empiricist philosophy | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience |