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

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

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 Snider, Denton Jaques

Kant had admitted the subjective reality of sensible impressions, and had claimed a similar reality for our mental images of supersensible things.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

How then can there be anything supernatural, supersensible, or "spiritual,", in their combination?

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)