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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Such a people were not very likely to mistake the pranks of their own children for things supermundane in origin.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen
The mere press rumour that France might barter Tahiti for German goods filled the British newspaper world with supermundane wrath.
From The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 by Casement, Roger
As they filled the chasm between the supermundane Deity and the world of the senses, they had to share the nature of both matter and mind.
From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann
Bound to you in fraternal relation of a common brotherhood, embracing in grand reciprocation the inhabitants of both the mundane and supermundane worlds, I am yours, devoted for the truth, “Emanuel Swedenborg.”
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
Three weeks after, you find that it was a clear voice from the supermundane, a high revelation.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
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