hyperphysical

[ hahy-per-fiz-i-kuhl ]

adjective

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

hyperphysical

/ ˌhaɪpəˈfɪzɪkəl /

adjective

1. beyond the physical; supernatural or immaterial

Derived Forms

• ˌhyperˈphysically, adverb

Other Words From

• hyper·physi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperphysical¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyper- + physical

Example Sentences

Now physical science, as such, has nothing to do with the soul of man which is hyperphysical.

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The Realism of the purposiveness of nature is also either physical or hyperphysical.

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Hyperphysical, hī-per-fiz′ik-al, adj. beyond physical laws: supernatural.

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Hyperphysical Animism may be easiest understood as having arisen with the belief in human ghosts.

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And Kant adds that the wildest hypotheses, if only they are physical, are more tolerable than a hyperphysical one.

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