transempirical

[ trans-em-pir-i-kuhl, tranz- ]

adjective

1. beyond the range of experiential knowledge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transempirical¹

First recorded in 1905–10; trans- + empirical

Example Sentences

But in my own radical empiricism this is only a methodological postulate, not a conclusion supposed to flow from the intrinsic absurdity of transempirical objects.

From Project Gutenberg

Rationalism affirms a transempirical world.

From Project Gutenberg