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empiric

adj
/ɛmˈpɪɹɪk/

Etymology

From Old French empirique, from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός (empeirikós, “experienced”), from ἐμπειρία (empeiría, “experience, mere experience or practice without knowledge, especially in medicine, empiricism”), from ἔμπειρος (émpeiros, “experienced or practised in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πεῖρα (peîra, “a trial, experiment, attempt”). Not related to empire.

  1. derived from ἐμπειρικός — “experienced”
  2. derived from empiricus
  3. derived from empirique

Definitions

  1. Empirical.

  2. A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.

  3. Someone who is guided by empiricism

    Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner

      Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack.

      • An empiric oftentimes, and a silly chirurgeon, doth more strange cures than a rational physician.
      • […] and must therefore swallow down Opinions, as silly People do Empiricks['] Pills, without knowing what they are made of[…]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA