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supersensual

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[soo-per-sen-shoo-uhl] / ˌsu pərˈsɛn ʃu əl /

adjective

  1. beyond the range of the senses.

  2. spiritual.

  3. extremely sensual.


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Origin of supersensual

First recorded in 1675–85; super- + sensual

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Hence followed an ascetic morality, and a supersensual philosophy.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

Of the symptoms of true love—mental or sentimental, esthetic and sympathetic, altruistic and supersensual, he knows no more than Sappho did a thousand years before him.

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus

The Scholar said to his Master: How may I come to the supersensual life, that I may see God and hear Him speak?

From The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day by Underhill, Evelyn

If the religious contents of the Bible find their justification in the interior consciousness of man, then the question arises, "Can human reason attain to the supersensual, or is it limited to the sensuous experience?"

From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)

The avenues of supersensual impressions would be open.

From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by Lind-af-Hageby, L. (Lizzy)

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