superorganic

[ soo-per-awr-gan-ik ]

adjective

, Sociology, Anthropology.

1. of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.

superorganic

/ ˌsuːpərɔːˈɡænɪk /

adjective

1. sociol (no longer widely used) relating to those aspects of a culture that are conceived as being superior to the individual members of the society

Derived Forms

• ˌsuperorˈganicism, noun
• ˌsuperorˈganicist, noun

Other Words From

• super·or·gani·cism noun
• super·or·gani·cist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of superorganic¹

super- + organic

Example Sentences

Superphysical, sū-pėr-fiz′i-kal, adj. superorganic, psychical.

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They belong to a superorganic system of relations, conventions, and institutional arrangements.

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Competition and combination are two forms of life association which alternate through the whole organic and superorganic domains.

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There is here, it may be said, no special reference to the organic and the superorganic.

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It remains to apply them to inorganic, organic, and superorganic existences.

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