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supramundane

supramundane

9.9
A place beyond the physical world like heaven
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːprəˈmʌndeɪn/
translation icon : supramundano

Examples

  • Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja explains further why a pure Vaishnava's body is aprakrta, or supramundane:

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  • Yet he could not help "avowing his own belief in the genuineness of the facts presented by or through the Brothers Davenport, and in the substantial verity of the wider range of supramundane facts contained" in Babcock's writings.

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  • Many spiritual traditions speak of a supramundane reality that transcends our everyday existence.

  • Meditation helps practitioners connect with the supramundane aspect of their consciousness.

  • Philosophers often discuss the supramundane as an essential element of their theories about existence.

Synonyms

supernatural
vssupramundane
34 7.4

A world of beings and events believed to be beyond nature

is broader and covers any nonmaterial reality not just forces
otherworld
vssupramundane
  • Literature
2 9.9

A place beyond the living world where spirits live

is any reality beyond material existence without implying spirits
supernature
vssupramundane
9.9

A power beyond the natural world often seen in miracles

is a neutral term for any reality beyond the material world
superempirical
vssupramundane
  • Specialized
9.9

A part of reality beyond things you can see or measure

is about realities beyond physical matter rather than only unobservable principles

How Transcendent

supramundane
9.9
otherworld
  • Literature
2 9.9

Surface Forms

supramundane singular
supramundanes plural

Etymology

The word supramundane as a noun names a reality beyond the physical world. It comes from the Latin parts supra- 'above' and mundus 'world', so it means 'an above-world' or a place that exists beyond our senses.