ultramundane

[ uhl-truh-muhn-deyn, -muhn-deyn ]
/ ˌʌl trə mʌnˈdeɪn, -ˈmʌn deɪn /

adjective

outside or beyond the earth or the orbits of the planets.
outside the sphere of physical existence.

Origin of ultramundane

1540–50; < Latin ultrāmundānus, equivalent to Latin ultrā ultra- + mundānus mundane

Example sentences from the Web for ultramundane

  • The hope of ultramundane felicity is, therefore, an illusion, and man is to seek such happiness as is possible only in this life.

British Dictionary definitions for ultramundane

ultramundane
/ (ˌʌltrəˈmʌndeɪn) /

adjective

extending beyond the world, this life, or the universe