Empiricism
Pronunciation : Em*pir"i*cism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.
2. 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. (Metaph.)
Defn: The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913