单词 | supersensory |
释义 | supersensoryadj. Parapsychology and Philosophy. Transcending the senses; that is above or beyond what is perceptible by the senses; = supersensible adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > (naturally) imperceptible to senses unperceptiblea1398 unperceivable?a1475 imperceptible1536 undiscernable1586 imperceivablea1617 undiscernible1624 occult1650 unperceptable1678 imperceptive1722 supersensible1795 subsensible1858 supersensory1883 1883 E. Gurney & F. W. H. Myers in Fortn. Rev. Mar. 441 The excitement of danger or imminent death has a potent influence in facilitating the transference of supersensory impressions. 1886 F. W. H. Myers in E. Gurney et al. Phantasms of Living I. Introd. p. lxv Telepathy, the supersensory transference of thoughts and feelings from one mind to another. 1918 J. H. Hyslop Life after Death i. 9 The scientific stage tries merely to describe the facts without any metaphysics whether of the sensory or supersensory sort. 1954 N. W. DeWitt Epicurus & his Philos. xiii. 255 Epicurus denied that the gods were visible to the physical eye, though he did think them visible to the mind when operating as a supersensory organ of vision. 1998 J. L. Heilbron Geom. Civilized i. 7 The notion that mathematical ideas have a special, supersensory status gave the study of geometry an exalted place in Platonizing philosophies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1883 |
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