supersensible

American  

[soo-per-sen-suh-buhl] / ˌsu pərˈsɛn sə bəl /

adjective

1. being above or beyond perception by the senses; beyond the reach of the senses.

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supersensible British  

/ ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsərɪ, ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsɪbəl /

adjective

1. imperceptible to or beyond reach of the senses

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Other Word Forms

• supersensibly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of supersensible

First recorded in 1790–1800; super- + sensible

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

supersensible

The best way to save America, concludes Canon Bell, is to raise up an elite, "servants of supersensible purpose," who will help the Common Man to perceive "what the good life is."

From Time Magazine Archive

As the Book is an effort to make a bridge between the sensible and supersensible realms, manifestly this separation into two realms will constitute the fundamental division.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider

First of all, it is a negating of the sensible world and a going into the supersensible, a seeking of the spirit without the body.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider

The ninth book treats of that perception which arises from supersensible contact, &c., and inference.

From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Madhava Acharya

What he expected was to enter the supersensible world easily, at a bound.

From An Outline of Occult Science by Rudolf Steiner