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In England at the time a king, however vulgar, was superterrestrial, a lord was sacro-sanct, a gentleman holy and a lady divine.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar

"But really," said the Prophet, who had flushed red, but who still spoke with pleasant mildness, "what influence can neighbourhood have upon such a superterrestrial matter?"

From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Hichens, Robert Smythe

It was the rare time when life has its transit through a superterrestrial sun.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

Only the painted flowers gazed at her from the walls, and from above the altar the statue of the goddess full of superterrestrial calm.

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Glovatski, Alexander

And finally, the sculpture of the west front, the Royal Portal, is the most beautiful, the most superterrestrial statuary ever wrought by the hand of man.

From The Cathedral by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)