extramundane

[ ek-struh-muhn-deyn, -muhn-deyn ]

/ ˌɛk strə mʌnˈdeɪn, -ˈmʌn deɪn /

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adjective

beyond our world or the material universe.

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Origin of extramundane

First recorded in 1655–65, from Late Latin extrāmundānus “beyond the world”; see extra-, mundane

Words nearby extramundane

extralimital, extralinguistic, extrality, extramarital, extrametrical, extramundane, extramural, extraneous, extranet, extranuclear, extraocular muscle

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How to use extramundane in a sentence

I am the first auto economist to admit this; hence, I am The Extramundane Economist, at least for now.
My Nine Years Spinning Wheels at GM|Walter McManus|November 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The extramundane God of dualism leads necessarily to theism; and the intra-mundane God of the monist leads to pantheism.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel
Atheism affirms that there are no gods or goddesses, assuming that god means a personal, extramundane entity.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel
If any one chooses to assume that it was created by an extramundane power, Haeckel says he will not object.
What is Darwinism?|Charles Hodge

Fourthly, although God is extramundane, He is nevertheless everywhere present.
What is Darwinism?|Charles Hodge
At the end of heathenism the divine becomes the extramundane, at the end of Christianity the intramundane.
The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner

British Dictionary definitions for extramundane

extramundane

/ (ˌɛkstrəˈmʌndeɪn) /

adjective

not of the physical world or universe

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