noumenal

[ noo-muh-nl ]

/ ˈnu mə nl /

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Origin of noumenal

First recorded in 1795–1805; noumen(on) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM noumenal

nou·me·nal·ism, nounnou·me·nal·ist, nounnou·me·nal·i·ty, nounnou·me·nal·ly, adverb

non·nou·me·nal, adjectivenon·nou·me·nal·ly, adverb

Words nearby noumenal

nougatine, nought, noughties, noughts-and-crosses, Nouméa, noumenal, noumenon, noun, noun adjunct, noun clause, noun incorporation

How to use noumenal in a sentence

So, from your own point of view, suppose a mind-stuff—λὀγος—a noumenal cosmic light such as is shadowed in the fourth gospel.
Aphorisms and Reflections from the works of T. H. Huxley|Thomas Henry Huxley
The phenomenal is a mode of the noumenal, as heat is a mode of motion.
The Metaphysic of Christianity and Buddhism|Dawsonne M. Strong
There is no line of demarcation between the noumenal and phenomenal.
The Metaphysic of Christianity and Buddhism|Dawsonne M. Strong
Still, we can neither know the absolute nor the noumenal for the reason that our mind is limited to relations.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

(So are all phenomenal bodies but reflections of the noumenal).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki