supermundane
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of supermundane
From the Medieval Latin word supermundānus, dating back to 1670–80. See super-, mundane
Example Sentences
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Even Fielding was shaken out of his supermundane quietism.
From The Philanderers by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
There was no spectral testimony in this case; outer senses of many persons had learned her supermundane powers.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam
The primitive records of American witchcrafts show that portions of it, and especially that Salem witchcraft feats, were devised in supermundane brains, and enacted under their supervision.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam
We think he made no alternative himself between accusers and accused, but exempted both classes from supermundane influences, and queried only whether witchcraft resulted partly from ill health or wholly from fraud.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam
To earlier thinkers such an act of a supermundane and immutable God appeared as a single act.
From Jewish Theology by Kaufmann Kohler
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