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hyperphysical

[ hahy-per-fiz-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌhaɪ pərˈfɪz ɪ kəl /

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adjective

being above or beyond the physical; immaterial; supernatural.

Origin of hyperphysical

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyper- + physical

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperphysical

hy·per·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby hyperphysical

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Example sentences from the Web for hyperphysical

Hyperphysical, hī-per-fiz′ik-al, adj. beyond physical laws: supernatural.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
The Realism of the purposiveness of nature is also either physical or hyperphysical.

Kant's Critique of Judgement |Immanuel Kant
And Kant adds that the wildest hypotheses, if only they are physical, are more tolerable than a hyperphysical one.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
Hyperphysical Animism may be easiest understood as having arisen with the belief in human ghosts.

The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions |Carveth Read

Now physical science, as such, has nothing to do with the soul of man which is hyperphysical.

On the Genesis of Species |St. George Mivart

British Dictionary definitions for hyperphysical

hyperphysical

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈfɪzɪkəl) /

adjective

beyond the physical; supernatural or immaterial

Derived forms of hyperphysical

hyperphysically, adverb