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supersensible

[ soo-per-sen-suh-buh l ]

/ ˌsu pərˈsɛn sə bəl /

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adjective

being above or beyond perception by the senses; beyond the reach of the senses.

Origin of supersensible

First recorded in 1790–1800; super- + sensible

OTHER WORDS FROM supersensible

su·per·sen·si·bly, adverb

Words nearby supersensible

superscription, supersede, supersedeas, supersedure, superseniority, supersensible, supersensitive, supersensitize, supersensory, supersensual, superserviceable

Example sentences from the Web for supersensible

So Homer makes the Hero transcend life as it were, during life; and extend his wanderings into the supersensible world.

Homer's Odyssey |Denton J. Snider
They have no inherent content from which clues bearing on the supersensible can be obtained.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
The 'supersensible reality' is always of the kind consonant with their inherited beliefs and their social environment.

Religion & Sex |Chapman Cohen
On what grounds are we to make our preference between the different schemes of the supersensible world?

Practical Essays |Alexander Bain

First, there is the Idea of the supersensible in general, without any further determination of it, as the substrate of nature.

Kant's Critique of Judgement |Immanuel Kant

British Dictionary definitions for supersensible

supersensible

supersensory (ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsərɪ)

/ (ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsɪbəl) /

adjective

imperceptible to or beyond reach of the senses

Derived forms of supersensible

supersensibly, adverb