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supersubstantial

supersubstantial adjective: more than substantial, transcending all substance; spiritual.

Adjective

supersubstantial (not comparable)

  1. More than substantial, transcending all substance; spiritual.
    • That heauenlye and supersubstancyall breadde and cuppe, beyng consecrate with that solemne benediction, is profitable to the lyfe and saluacyon of the whole man.1534, Thomas More, A Treatise on the Passion
    • Give us the supersubstantial bread—the bread of life.1852, John Brown, Discourse & Sayings our Lord, I. iv. 245

supersubstantial meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malay and Indonesian

supersubstantial in Tamil

பருப்பொருள் கடந்த, பருப்பொருளியலுக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட

supersubstantial in Bengali

বস্তুর চেয়ে বেশি, সমস্ত বস্তুকে অতিক্রমকারী, আধ্যাত্মিক

supersubstantial in Malay

More than substantial; spiritual
rohaniah

supersubstantial in Indonesian

More than substantial; spiritual
rohaniah

Origin of supersubstantial

From super- + substantial, after Latin supersubstantialis used by Jerome to render Ancient Greek ἐπιούσιος (epioúsios) in the Lord's Prayer. Introduced in English (where ἐπιούσιος is otherwise rendered as "daily") by Thomas More in order to make a connection of the "daily bread" of the Lord's Prayer and the "heavenly and supersubstantial" bread of the eucharist.

Words formed from supersubstantial

Questions about supersubstantial

What does supersubstantial mean?
Supersubstantial means more than substantial, transcending all substance; spiritual.
What is supersubstantial in Tamil?
Supersubstantial in Tamil is பருப்பொருள் கடந்த, பருப்பொருளியலுக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட. See Supersubstantial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is supersubstantial?
Supersubstantial is an adjective.

Words near supersubstantial in the dictionary

  1. superstud
  2. superstuds
  3. superstylish
  4. supersub
  5. supersubs
  6. supersubstantial
  7. supersubstantiality
  8. supersubstantially
  9. supersubstantiate
  10. supersubstantiated
  11. supersubstantiates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: supersubstantial (page history and authors); supersubstantial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supersubstantial (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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