superorganic
[ soo-per-awr-gan-ik ]
/ ˌsu pər ɔrˈgæn ɪk /
adjective Sociology, Anthropology.
of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
OTHER WORDS FROM superorganic
su·per·or·gan·i·cism, noun su·per·or·gan·i·cist, nounWords nearby superorganic
Example sentences from the Web for superorganic
They belong to a superorganic system of relations, conventions, and institutional arrangements.
Folkways |William Graham SumnerThere is here, it may be said, no special reference to the organic and the superorganic.
Spencer's Philosophy of Science |C. Lloyd MorganCompetition and combination are two forms of life association which alternate through the whole organic and superorganic domains.
Folkways |William Graham SumnerIt remains to apply them to inorganic, organic, and superorganic existences.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV |John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for superorganic
superorganic
/ (ˌsuːpərɔːˈɡænɪk) /
adjective
sociol
(no longer widely used) relating to those aspects of a culture that are conceived as being superior to the individual members of the society