supermundaneadj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəmʌnˈdeɪn/,

/ˌsjuːpəmʌnˈdeɪn/, U.S.

/ˈˌsupərˌmənˈˌdeɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin supermundanus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin supermundanus above the world, heavenly (6th cent.) < super- super- prefix + mundānus mundane adj., after Byzantine Greek ὑπερκόσμιος . Compare earlier supermundal adj. Compare also later supramundane adj., and foreign-language forms cited at that entry. N.E.D. (1917) indicates the stress as superˈmundane (compare etymological note at mundane adj. and n.).

a. Of or relating to a region above or beyond the earthly world; otherworldly, divine. Also: above or superior to worldly affairs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective]

heavenisheOE

heavenlyOE

celestienc1330

celestialc1384

celestly1400

supernc1429

supernal1447

ethereala1522

celesticala1533

supermundal?1577

paradised1594

etherean1600

Uranian1600

superlunary1614

unearthlya1616

supermundane1623

superterrestrial1635

supralunary1635

pantheana1641

supramundane1662

ethereous1667

supermundial1678

superlunar1742

superterrene1755

unworldly1765

supraterrestrial1836

supralunar1851

other world1882

other-worldish1894

1623 S. Purchas Kings Towre 44 How then could they know that third Kingdome and World, meerely supernaturall, and supermundane?

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 546 The Platonists..had..several Distinctions amongst them concerning their Gods, as between..The Supermundane and the Mundane Gods.

1756 J. Penn Var. Tracts 263 A certain supermundane Soul, which was..the Opificer and Creator of the World.

1788 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. 159 In a distribution of mundane and super-mundane figures, you will always find that the circle is of a diviner nature.

1818 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 309 Perhaps, in that super-mundane region, we may be amused with seeing the fallacy of our own guesses.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. ii. 405 The triple and novene division ran throughout, and connected,..almost identified the mundane and supermundane Church.

1903 H. B. Swete Stud. Teaching Our Lord v. 144 Life in a Divine Kingdom must have a supermundane source.

1938 J. C. Powys Enjoyment of Lit. xviii. 436 Mindless and meaningless Chance..became..a supermundane Mischief, that with an ironic and goblinish malice persecutes the luckless children of its wanton creation.

2001 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 7 July 2556/2 Final causes and ultimate ends determined by a super-mundane power and accessible only to some through the grace of god.

b. In humorous or ironic use. Fanciful, fantastic, chimerical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > [adjective] > to extravagant extent

utopical1574

utopian1588

romantic1659

utopic1850

supermundane1851

1851 Morning Chron. 17 July 4/3 Lord Chief Justice Campbell has mounted from the very utilitarian inquiry, ‘Shall we keep the Crystal Palace?’ to the most exalted and supermundane speculations in casuistry.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 489 According to this super-mundane argument, the rule of the Southern States was justly given over to the armed minority.

1919 Bakersfield Californian 30 Apr. ii. 6/3 He calls her [sc. England] a ‘usurper’, a ‘tyrant’... If this is not villifying a nation, then I lack the mental capacity to comprehend such supermundane logic.

1996 Computer Weekly 3 Oct. 6/1 I have long suspected that the most efficient district council is one that doesn't exist, or at least exists in a minimal form... Sadly, no council has reached such an economically-advanced state, though there are some that seem to have this as their supermundane goal.

†2. Situated or occurring above the ground or earth. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > on or above

aerial1608

superterraneala1629

supraterraneous1666

upper1667

superterraneous1671

superterraneana1681

superterrene1709

above ground1779

superterrestrial1828

supermundane1833

terricolous1835

terricole1840

overground1850

the world > the universe > space > [adjective]

apogeana1644

ultramundane1656

extramundane1661

super-aerial1664

outworldish1674

unterrestrial1745

transmundane1777

extra-terrene1843

cosmical1849

extra-telluric1868

extra-terrestrial1868

exterrestrial1870

cosmic1876

extra-tellurian1881

supermundane1883

Uranian1908

contraterrene1946

space-borne1952

space-borne1967

spacy1967

1833 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 21 Mar. The buoyant, yet hard frozen atoms of snow were suddenly converted into a moving and irresistible super-mundane torrent.

1867 North Amer. & U.S. Gaz. (Philadelphia) 14 May An aerial railroad is the latest suggestion..travellers and merchants will as readily exchange from the mundane cars to the supermundane as they did from the old stages to steam cars.

1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 950 Heaven is in this case [i.e. Genesis 8:20] supermundane..distinct from the earth.

Derivatives

ˌsupermunˈdanity n. rare something supermundane; the condition of being supermundane.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > quality of > something having

supermundanity1843

1843 J. B. Robertson tr. W. Moehler Symbolism II. 189 Earthly bonds cannot be, without violence,..at once, replaced by super-mundanities.

1996 Hispania 79 249/2 Casal was the consummate misunderstood poet, seeking not escape but supermundanity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supermundane
释义	supermundaneadj. Brit. /ˌsuːpəmʌnˈdeɪn/, /ˌsjuːpəmʌnˈdeɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌsupərˌmənˈˌdeɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin supermundanus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin supermundanus above the world, heavenly (6th cent.) < super- super- prefix + mundānus mundane adj., after Byzantine Greek ὑπερκόσμιος . Compare earlier supermundal adj. Compare also later supramundane adj., and foreign-language forms cited at that entry. N.E.D. (1917) indicates the stress as superˈmundane (compare etymological note at mundane adj. and n.). 1. a. Of or relating to a region above or beyond the earthly world; otherworldly, divine. Also: above or superior to worldly affairs. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] heavenisheOE heavenlyOE heavenlyOE celestienc1330 celestialc1384 celestly1400 supernc1429 supernal1447 ethereala1522 celesticala1533 supermundal?1577 paradised1594 etherean1600 Uranian1600 superlunary1614 unearthlya1616 supermundane1623 superterrestrial1635 supralunary1635 pantheana1641 supramundane1662 ethereous1667 supermundial1678 superlunar1742 superterrene1755 unworldly1765 supraterrestrial1836 supralunar1851 other world1882 other-worldish1894 1623 S. Purchas Kings Towre 44 How then could they know that third Kingdome and World, meerely supernaturall, and supermundane? 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 546 The Platonists..had..several Distinctions amongst them concerning their Gods, as between..The Supermundane and the Mundane Gods. 1756 J. Penn Var. Tracts 263 A certain supermundane Soul, which was..the Opificer and Creator of the World. 1788 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. 159 In a distribution of mundane and super-mundane figures, you will always find that the circle is of a diviner nature. 1818 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 309 Perhaps, in that super-mundane region, we may be amused with seeing the fallacy of our own guesses. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. ii. 405 The triple and novene division ran throughout, and connected,..almost identified the mundane and supermundane Church. 1903 H. B. Swete Stud. Teaching Our Lord v. 144 Life in a Divine Kingdom must have a supermundane source. 1938 J. C. Powys Enjoyment of Lit. xviii. 436 Mindless and meaningless Chance..became..a supermundane Mischief, that with an ironic and goblinish malice persecutes the luckless children of its wanton creation. 2001 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 7 July 2556/2 Final causes and ultimate ends determined by a super-mundane power and accessible only to some through the grace of god. b. In humorous or ironic use. Fanciful, fantastic, chimerical. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > [adjective] > to extravagant extent utopical1574 utopian1588 romantic1659 utopic1850 supermundane1851 1851 Morning Chron. 17 July 4/3 Lord Chief Justice Campbell has mounted from the very utilitarian inquiry, ‘Shall we keep the Crystal Palace?’ to the most exalted and supermundane speculations in casuistry. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 489 According to this super-mundane argument, the rule of the Southern States was justly given over to the armed minority. 1919 Bakersfield Californian 30 Apr. ii. 6/3 He calls her [sc. England] a ‘usurper’, a ‘tyrant’... If this is not villifying a nation, then I lack the mental capacity to comprehend such supermundane logic. 1996 Computer Weekly 3 Oct. 6/1 I have long suspected that the most efficient district council is one that doesn't exist, or at least exists in a minimal form... Sadly, no council has reached such an economically-advanced state, though there are some that seem to have this as their supermundane goal. †2. Situated or occurring above the ground or earth. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > on or above aerial1608 superterraneala1629 supraterraneous1666 upper1667 superterraneous1671 superterraneana1681 superterrene1709 above ground1779 superterrestrial1828 supermundane1833 terricolous1835 terricole1840 overground1850 the world > the universe > space > [adjective] apogeana1644 ultramundane1656 extramundane1661 super-aerial1664 outworldish1674 unterrestrial1745 transmundane1777 extra-terrene1843 cosmical1849 extra-telluric1868 extra-terrestrial1868 exterrestrial1870 cosmic1876 extra-tellurian1881 supermundane1883 Uranian1908 contraterrene1946 space-borne1952 space-borne1967 spacy1967 1833 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 21 Mar. The buoyant, yet hard frozen atoms of snow were suddenly converted into a moving and irresistible super-mundane torrent. 1867 North Amer. & U.S. Gaz. (Philadelphia) 14 May An aerial railroad is the latest suggestion..travellers and merchants will as readily exchange from the mundane cars to the supermundane as they did from the old stages to steam cars. 1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 950 Heaven is in this case [i.e. Genesis 8:20] supermundane..distinct from the earth. Derivatives ˌsupermunˈdanity n. rare something supermundane; the condition of being supermundane. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > quality of > something having supermundanity1843 1843 J. B. Robertson tr. W. Moehler Symbolism II. 189 Earthly bonds cannot be, without violence,..at once, replaced by super-mundanities. 1996 Hispania 79 249/2 Casal was the consummate misunderstood poet, seeking not escape but supermundanity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1623
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