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

On the other hand, authorities based upon the supposed existence of a supersensible world have lost their cause of being, for the reason that exact science plainly demonstrates the nonexistence of an immaterial world.

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von

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)

Such, gentlemen, was human society when it recognized no supersensible world, no God above, no moral law.

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von

A complete sweep down into the Now is given—the sweep of the supersensible.

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