supermundane

[ soo-per-muhn-deyn ]

adjective

1. above and beyond the nature or character of the worldly or terrestrial.

supermundane

/ ˌsuːpəˈmʌndeɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to what is elevated above earthly things

Word History and Origins

Origin of supermundane¹

From the Medieval Latin word supermundānus, dating back to 1670–80. See super-, mundane

Example Sentences

Even if the imagination or the conscience could lift us to this blissful height, they would avail us little to-day; for we have put away the imagination as one of the pleasant but unfruitful play-things of youth, and the conscience in this age of humanitarian pity has become less than ever a sense of man's responsibility to the supermundane powers and more than ever a feeling of brotherhood among men.

From Project Gutenberg

Supermundane, sū-pėr-mun′dān, adj. above the world.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps that is why these real-life superheroes have thus far kept their deeds supermundane.

From New York Times

She stands endued With supermundane crown, and vestitures Of emperies that include All under-worlds and over-worlds of dream— Kingdoms o'ercast, and eminent heights extreme Where moon-transcending light endures.

From Project Gutenberg

This case of seemingly low as well as rough manifestations, where spirits exhibited the effects of their force mainly upon gross, lifeless matter and brute animals, shows more forcibly and convincingly, if possible, the fact of supermundane agents, than did the effective hands, and simples, and clear visions of Margaret Jones; the “wit” or clairaudience of Ann Hibbins; the Dutch tones and unconscious utterances of Ann Cole, or the contortions of Elizabeth Knap, and the words of the pretty black boy.

From Project Gutenberg

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