preterhuman
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of preterhuman
Example Sentences
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He saw, it is true, the terrible danger with which the flight was connected, but he was comforted at thought of the preterhuman strength of Ursus.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah
The remote desert, the solitary rock, the rude dwelling hollowed from the cave, the eternal commune with their own hearts, with nature, and their dreams of God,—all make a picture of severe and preterhuman grandeur.
From The Pilgrims of the Rhine by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Afraid to say more to your best friend—to her who replaces your mother?—When saw you this preterhuman being?
From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Another legend, of which I have not before heard, professed to give the origin both of the abnormal ferocity and of the preterhuman powers of Atotarho.
From The Iroquois Book of Rites by Hale, Horatio
Sister Angelica, the nurse, had watched her patient with preterhuman vigilance.
From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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