Word: antiempiricism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
em
pir
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cism
Definition: Opposition to empiricism; the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Against, hostile to.
Affix: empiric
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: in
Affix: πεῖρα
Language: grc
Decoded: peira
Meaning: a trial, experiment, attempt
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.