extramundane

[ ek-struh-muhn-deyn, -muhn-deyn ]

adjective

1. beyond our world or the material universe.

extramundane

/ ˌɛkstrəˈmʌndeɪn /

adjective

1. not of the physical world or universe

Word History and Origins

Origin of extramundane¹

First recorded in 1655–65, from Late Latin extrāmundānus “beyond the world”; extra-, mundane

Example Sentences

Jaime Maussan, Mexico’s leading chronicler of UFO sightings and other supernatural events allowed that southern Tamaulipas was a hotbed of extramundane activity, but said he and his team of researchers were previously unaware of Amupac.

From The Guardian

He said his goal was to find extramundane metaphors to depict the emotional roller coaster involved in 21st century dating.

From Reuters

Unlike Maurice Maeterlinck, whose The Life of the Bee used the insects in part as a flight vehicle for his own soarings into the wild extramundane blue yonder, dedicated Beekeeper Crompton lets the bees buzz for themselves.

From Time Magazine Archive

To protect the rights of dissenters, the public schools no longer recognize extramundane authority; their ethos is a this-world "democratic humanism" that looks solely to society for its standards.

From Time Magazine Archive

For lack of precise facts, some guessers have placed life, with meteors, sunshine, starshine and cosmic rays, as an extramundane intrusion.

From Time Magazine Archive