Definition of: metaphysical

(met′ə·fiz′i·kəl) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
2. Treating of or versed in metaphysics.
3. Beyond or above the physical or experiential; pertaining to or being of the essential nature of reality; transcendental.
4. Dealing with abstractions; apart from, or opposed to, the practical.
5. Designating certain poets of the 17th century, notably Cowley and Donne, whose verses were characterized by complex, intellectualized imagery: term originating with Dr. Samuel Johnson. [See METAPHYSICS]
—met′a·phys′i·cal·ly adverb