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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Above or beyond the senses; of such a nature as not to be perceptible by sense, or not by sense with which man is endowed; specifically, spiritual. Also used substantively.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Supersensible.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.

Etymologies

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From Latin super, over or beyond + sentire, to feel.

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