superorganic

[ soo-per-awr-gan-ik ]

adjectiveSociology, Anthropology.

of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.

Origin of superorganic

super- + organic

Other words from superorganic

su·per·or·gan·i·cism, noun
su·per·or·gan·i·cist, noun

Words Nearby superorganic

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How to use superorganic in a sentence

Superphysical, sū-pėr-fiz′i-kal, adj. superorganic, psychical.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
They belong to a superorganic system of relations, conventions, and institutional arrangements.
Folkways | William Graham Sumner
Competition and combination are two forms of life association which alternate through the whole organic and superorganic domains.
Folkways | William Graham Sumner
There is here, it may be said, no special reference to the organic and the superorganic.
Spencer's Philosophy of Science | C. Lloyd Morgan
It remains to apply them to inorganic, organic, and superorganic existences.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV | John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for superorganic

superorganic

/ (ˌsuːpərɔːˈɡænɪk) /

adjective

sociol (no longer widely used) relating to those aspects of a culture that are conceived as being superior to the individual members of the society

Derived forms of superorganic

superorganicism, noun
superorganicist, noun

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