Supersensible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Supersensible is an adjective meaning Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.
Meaning
Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.
More Meanings
- Extremely sensible; excessively sensitive or aware of something.
Example Sentences
Heaven is a supersensible realm.
[…] the patriotic zeal officially evinced by Claggart had somewhat irritated him as appearing rather supersensible and strained.
The imagination, therefore, must furnish to religion and to metaphysics those large ideas tinctured with passion, those supersensible forms shrouded in awe, in which alone a mind of great sweep and vitality can find its congenial objects.
Synonyms for supersensible
Depending on context, synonyms include supersensory, supersensual, supersensuous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supersensory, supersensuous, supersensual, insensible, unsensible, imperceptible.
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