supersensible

He has more need than his fathers had of those supersensible principles which give order and meaning to sensible facts.
The Preacher and His Models|James Stalker
So Homer makes the Hero transcend life as it were, during life; and extend his wanderings into the supersensible world.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
We feel in these dark Cimmerian limits his wrestle to pass over to the supersensible by thought.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
He has to express himself in images taken from the sensible world, even while pushing them beyond into the supersensible.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider

Supersensible, sū-pėr-sen′si-bl, adj. above the range of the senses, spiritual.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for supersensible

supersensible

supersensory (ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsərɪ)

/ (ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsɪbəl) /

adjective

imperceptible to or beyond reach of the senses

Derived forms of supersensible

supersensibly, adverb

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supersensory (ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsərɪ)

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