Word: empiricism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
pir
i
cism
Definition: A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.
Morphemes:
Affix: empiric
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.
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 the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.