supersensible

[ soo-per-sen-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. being above or beyond perception by the senses; beyond the reach of the senses.

supersensible

/ ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsərɪ; ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsɪbəl /

adjective

1. imperceptible to or beyond reach of the senses

Derived Forms

• ˌsuperˈsensibly, adverb

Other Words From

• super·sensi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of supersensible¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; super- + sensible

Example Sentences

He has more need than his fathers had of those supersensible principles which give order and meaning to sensible facts.

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So Homer makes the Hero transcend life as it were, during life; and extend his wanderings into the supersensible world.

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We feel in these dark Cimmerian limits his wrestle to pass over to the supersensible by thought.

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He has to express himself in images taken from the sensible world, even while pushing them beyond into the supersensible.

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Supersensible, sū-pėr-sen′si-bl, adj. above the range of the senses, spiritual.

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