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Synonyms

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.


supersensible British  
/ ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsərɪ, ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsɪbəl /

adjective

  1. imperceptible to or beyond reach of the senses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of supersensible

First recorded in 1790–1800; super- + sensible

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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

This gives the main characteristic of Homeric Hades; it is the supersensible world, outside of Space and Time; or, rather with its own Space and Time, since it is still an image.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques

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 Snider, Denton Jaques

It is not given to every one to enter into the experiences we pass through when we approach supersensible realms with the human intellect.

From An Outline of Occult Science by Steiner, Rudolf

He has to express himself in images taken from the sensible world, even while pushing them beyond into the supersensible.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques

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