phenomenology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

WordNet

Phe*nom`e*nol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Phenomenon + -logy: cf. F. phénoménologie.
Definitions
  1. A description, history, or explanation of phenomena. "The phenomenology of the mind." Sir W. Hamilton.

Webster 1913