extramundane


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ex·tra·mun·dane

 (ĕk′strə-mŭn-dān′, -mŭn′dān′)
adj.
Occurring or existing outside of the physical world or universe.

extramundane

(ˌɛkstrəˈmʌndeɪn)
adj
not of the physical world or universe

ex•tra•mun•dane

(ˌɛk strə mʌnˈdeɪn, -ˈmʌn deɪn)

adj.
of or pertaining to regions beyond the material world.
[1655–65; < Late Latin extrāmundānus. See extra-, mundane]
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extramundane

adjective
Of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world:
extrasensory, metaphysical, miraculous, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, superphysical, supersensible, transcendental, unearthly.
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