hyperphysical

American  

[hahy-per-fiz-i-kuhl] / ˌhaɪ pərˈfɪz ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. being above or beyond the physical; immaterial; supernatural.

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hyperphysical British  

/ ˌhaɪpəˈfɪzɪkəl /

adjective

1. beyond the physical; supernatural or immaterial

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Other Word Forms

• hyperphysically adverb

Etymology

Origin of hyperphysical

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyper- + physical

Example Sentences

These are but some of the disparate images conjured in Jacques Heim’s latest dance piece, “Fearful Symmetries,” for his hyperphysical Los Angeles troupe, Diavolo.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2010

Tracks like the dynamic opener, English Boy, showcase Townshend's talent for mixing metaphysical lyrics with hyperphysical music.

From Time Magazine Archive

This well expresses the distinction between the merely physical and the hyperphysical natures of man, and the subsumption of the former into the latter which dominates it.

From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George

Transcendental hypotheses are therefore inadmissible; and we cannot use the liberty of employing, in the absence of physical, hyperphysical grounds of explanation.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

During Marcel's absence, Rodolphe, his mind made up that that party should be given in any case, went in search of his friend Colline, the hyperphysical philosopher, who lived hard by.

From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henry