supersensible
Past sensory reach
Supersensible refers to what lies beyond the reach of the senses—things that cannot be seen, heard, touched, or otherwise perceived.
The term appears in philosophy and theology to describe realms of existence or knowledge accessible only through reason, intuition, or spiritual insight: Kant distinguished between the sensible world and the supersensible.
The supersensible encompasses concepts like the soul, God, or ultimate reality that transcend empirical observation.
Exceeding usual boundaries
- numinousSpiritually awesome, beyond ordinary
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- incorporealNot made of matter
- nonmaterialNot composed of matter
ethereal · sublime · ineffable · otherworldly · extramundane · empyrean · celestial · eternal
Beyond ordinary experience
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- idealismBelief in noble principles
Kantian · a priori · pure reason · metaphysics · categories · intuition · cognition · speculative
Extrasensory perception ability
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- second sightExtrasensory perception of events
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
intuition · remote viewing · clairaudience · clairsentience · ESP · parapsychology · psi · anomalous cognition
Spirit communication ritual
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- mediumMiddle size or state
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
necromancy · channeling · soothsayer · augury · astral projection · hidden knowledge · esoteric · arcana
Profound spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
gnosis · illumination · cosmic consciousness · divine union · transcendence · spiritual vision · awakening · revelation
transcendent
Exceeding usual boundaries
- numinousSpiritually awesome, beyond ordinary
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- incorporealNot made of matter
nonmaterial · ethereal · sublime · ineffable · otherworldly · extramundane · empyrean · celestial · eternal · immutable
transcendental
Beyond ordinary experience
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
idealism · Kantian · a priori · pure reason · metaphysics · categories · intuition · cognition · speculative · rationalism
clairvoyance
Extrasensory perception ability
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- second sightExtrasensory perception of events
premonition · intuition · remote viewing · clairaudience · clairsentience · ESP · parapsychology · psi · anomalous cognition
séance
Spirit communication ritual
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- mediumMiddle size or state
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
scrying · necromancy · channeling · soothsayer · augury · astral projection · hidden knowledge · esoteric · arcana · theosophy
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
moksha · gnosis · illumination · cosmic consciousness · divine union · transcendence · spiritual vision · awakening · revelation · theophany
supersensiblesensible
Showing good judgment
empirical · perceptible · observable · experiential · phenomenal
sense, sensation, sensible, sensitivity, sensory, sensibly, sensibility, superlative, insensible