Index of English words, starting with "em"

(1) - Emphysematous (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated.

(1) - Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
(2) - Empire (n.) The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
(3) - Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.

(1) - Empiric (a.) Alt. of Empirical
(2) - Empiric (n.) One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan.
(3) - Empiric (n.) One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.

(1) - Empirically (adv.) By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.

(1) - Empiricism (n.) The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
(2) - Empiricism (n.) Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery.
(3) - Empiricism (n.) The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.