Definition of "superphysical" []

• Exceeding or going beyond the purely physical. (adjective)
• Not explained by known physical laws; preternatural or supernatural. (adjective)

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• "And withal, as he lounged in the fire-light, dreamily turning his love-letter, he had a sort of superphysical beauty, reflected of the glow that many waters cannot quench."
• "For from the physical, as much as from the superphysical aspect the nerve-system represents the 'dry' part, and the metabolic system the 'moist' part of man's being."
• "A mere continuation of this path could lead to nothing but a loss of all connexion between the plant's superphysical and physical component parts."