[{"word":"empiricism","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; the method or practice of an empiric.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["charlatanry","quackery"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empiricism"]}]