empiricism

empiricism is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 22 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.
2. noun. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery.
3. noun. The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
4. noun. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

   Synonyms: quackery

5. noun. the application of empirical methods in any art or science
6. noun. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

   Synonyms: sensationalism

Synonyms

quackery, sensationalism

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