supersensual

[ soo-per-sen-shoo-uhl ]

adjective

1. beyond the range of the senses.
2. spiritual.
3. extremely sensual.

Other Words From

• super·sensu·al·ism noun
• super·sensu·al·ist noun
• super·sensu·al·istic adjective
• super·sensu·ali·ty noun
• super·sensu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of supersensual¹

First recorded in 1675–85; super- + sensual

Example Sentences

In his supersensual way he had cared for her; and her nature, with all its murkiness, had responded to the supersensual appeal.

From Project Gutenberg

Sensual images of various kinds are mixed up in them with supersensual ideas and superstitions.

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But symbols and legends are the breath of art, as art alone realizes through expression, the supersensual visions of mankind.

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Like the Tag, in India, there is here a supersensual art beauty that renews the jaded spirit.

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Reason is supersensual, and its antagonist is appetite, and the objects of appetite the lust of the flesh.

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Related Words

• mental
• metaphysical
• psychological
• spiritual
• supernatural