Empire(n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
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.
Empire(n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
Empiric(a.) Alt. of Empirical
Empiric(n.) One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
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.
Empirical(a.) Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.
Empirical(a.) Depending upon experience or observation alone, without due regard to science and theory; -- said especially of medical practice, remedies, etc.; wanting in science and deep insight; as, empiric skill, remedies.
Empirically(adv.) By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.
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