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supramundane, a.|s(j)uːprəˈmʌndeɪn| [ad. mod.L. *suprāmundānus, f. suprā supra- 1 a, 4 a + mundus world. Cf. F. supramondain, It. soprammondano.] = supermundane.
1662Stanley Hist. Chaldaick Philos. (1701) 8/2 The Supramundane Light, an Incorporeal Infinite luminous Space, in which the intellectual Beings reside. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. iv. §14. 243 These Eternal Gods of Plato, called by his Followers θεοὶ ὑπερκόσµιοι, the Supramundane Gods. 1744Harris Three Treat. ii. (1765) 363 Beings divine, supramundane, and..unchangeable. 1829Carlyle Misc. (1857) II. 52 The supramundane, divine nature of Virtue. 1872Liddon Elem. Relig. iii. 83 Revelation has familiarized Christians with the angels, as supramundane beings. 1884Manch. Exam. 10 Oct. 5/3 Free trade is..suitable rather for an ideal and supramundane existence than for the present state of society. |