Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun empiricism

3 senses of empiricism

Sense 1
empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism -- ((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience)
       => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Sense 2
empiricism -- (the application of empirical methods in any art or science)
       => investigation, investigating -- (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)

Sense 3
quackery, empiricism -- (medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings)
       => medical practice -- (the practice of medicine)