Empiricism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

the application of empirical methods in any art or science

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpˈɪɹɪsˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌktləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌktləs/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛmpˈɪɹɪsˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quackery empiricist philosophy sensationalism

Word Forms

empiricist	noun	a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
empiric	adjective	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
empirical	adjective	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
quack	verb	act as a medical quack or a charlatan

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Empirismus

(Philosophie) die Lehre, dass Wissen aus Erfahrung entsteht

🇫🇷French

empirisme

(philosophie) doctrine selon laquelle la connaissance dérive de l'expérience.

🇪🇸Spanish

empirismo

(filosofía) la doctrina de que el conocimiento se deriva de la experiencia

🇮🇹Italian

empirismo

(filosofia) la dottrina secondo cui la conoscenza deriva dall'esperienza

🇳🇱Dutch

empirisme

(filosofie) de leer dat kennis voortkomt uit ervaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

empirismo

(filosofia) a doutrina de que o conhecimento deriva da experiência

🇷🇺Russian

эмпиризм

(философия) учение о том, что знание происходит из опыта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुभववाद

(दर्शन) यह सिद्धांत कि ज्ञान अनुभव से प्राप्त होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিজ্ঞতাবাদ

(দর্শন) সেই মতবাদ যা জ্ঞান অভিজ্ঞতা থেকে উদ্ভূত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுபவவாதம்

(தத்துவம்) அறிவு அனுபவத்திலிருந்து பெறப்படும் கோட்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుభవవాదం

(తత్వశాస్త్రం) జ్ఞానం అనుభవం నుండి ఉద్భవించే సిద్ధాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुभववाद

(तत्त्वज्ञान) ज्ञान अनुभवातून प्राप्त होणारे सिद्धांत

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુભવવાદ

(ફિલસૂફી) એ સિદ્ધાંત કે જ્ઞાન અનુભવમાંથી મેળવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಭವವಾದ

(ತತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಜ್ಞಾನವು ಅನುಭವದಿಂದ ಪಡೆಯುವ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുഭവവാദം

(തത്ത്വചിന്ത) അറിവ് അനുഭവത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ലഭിക്കുന്ന സിദ്ധാന്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਭਵਵਾਦ

(ਦਰਸ਼ਨ) ਉਹ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਜੋ ਗਿਆਨ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تجربہ پرستی

(فلسفہ) وہ نظریہ جو علم تجربے سے حاصل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

经验主义

（哲学）知识来源于经验的学说

🇯🇵Japanese

経験主義

(哲学) 知識は経験から得られるという教義

🇰🇷Korean

경험주의

(철학) 지식은 경험에서 나온다는 교리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa kinh nghiệm

(triết học) học thuyết cho rằng kiến thức bắt nguồn từ kinh nghiệm

🇹🇭Thai

ประจักษ์นิยม

(ปรัชญา) หลักคำสอนที่ความรู้มาจากประสบการณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

empirisme

(Filsafat) doktrin bahwa pengetahuan berasal dari pengalaman

🇵🇭Filipino

empirismo

(pilosopiya) ang doktrina na ang kaalaman ay nakukuha sa karanasan

🇲🇾Malay

empirisme

(falsafah) doktrin bahawa pengetahuan diperoleh daripada pengalaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التجريبية

(فلسفة) العقيدة التي تستمد المعرفة من الخبرة

🇮🇷Persian

تجربه گرایی

(فلسفه) آموزه ای که معرفت از تجربه حاصل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

deneycilik

(felsefe) bilginin deneyimden kaynaklandığı öğretisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶמפִּירִיצִיזְם

(פילוסופיה) הדוקטרינה שידע נובע מניסיון

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