superterrestrial
superterrestrial adjective: above the Earth or earthly concerns.
Adjective
superterrestrial (comparative more superterrestrial, superlative most superterrestrial)
- Above the Earth or earthly concerns.
- Secondly, modern criticism argues that a tangible or palpable body is not adapted to a superterrestrial abode. But this is ignoring the fact that the stars and the planets are superterrestrial, and yet they are material.1979, Henry Clarence Thiessen, Vernon D. Doerksen, Lectures in Systematic Theology
- Lulling music washed around me, soft voices announced the rising and falling of airliners, huge screens clicked soothingly through neverending arrivals and departures. Where in all this superterrestrial world was Tom?1987, Christina Hardyment, “Picking up Gold and Silver”, in Heidi’s Alp: One Family’s Search for Storybook Europe, Book Club edition, New York, N.Y.: The Atlantic Monthly Press, →OCLC, page 99
Forms of superterrestrial
| comparative | more superterrestrial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most superterrestrial |
Origin of superterrestrial
From super- + terrestrial.
Questions about superterrestrial
- What does superterrestrial mean?
- Superterrestrial means above the Earth or earthly concerns.
- What part of speech is superterrestrial?
- Superterrestrial is an adjective.
Words near superterrestrial in the dictionary
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