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alogical

American  
[ey-loj-i-kuhl] / eɪˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. beyond the scope of logic or logical reasoning.

    alogical philosophical speculations.

Other Word Forms

  • alogically adverb

Etymology

Origin of alogical

First recorded in 1685–95; a- 6 + logical

Example Sentences

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Now the question naturally arises, how does this recollected state, this alogical brooding on a spiritual theme, exceed in religions value the orderly saying of one's prayers?

From The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day by Underhill, Evelyn

The contradiction is not that which is entirely alogical, but it is a spur to further thinking.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

The negative, the alogical, is never wholly banished.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William

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