ultramundane

ultramundane
/ul'treuh mun dayn", -mun"dayn/, adj.
1. outside or beyond the earth or the orbits of the planets.
2. outside the sphere of physical existence.
[1540-50; < L ultramundanus, equiv. to L ultra ULTRA- + mundanus MUNDANE]

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  • Ultramundane — Ul tra*mun dane, a. [L. ultramundanus. See {Ultra }, and {Mundane}.] Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ultramundane — [ul΄trəmun′dān΄, ul΄trəmun dān′] adj. [L ultramundanus: see ULTRA & MUNDANE] 1. being beyond the world or the limits of our solar system 2. beyond life …   English World dictionary

  • ultramundane — adjective a) extraordinary; abnormal b) extraterrestrial; outside of earth or the universe …   Wiktionary

  • ultramundane — [ˌʌltrə mʌndeɪn] adjective literary existing outside the known world or the universe. Origin C17: from late L. ultramundanus, from ultra beyond + mundanus (from mundus world ) …   English new terms dictionary

  • ultramundane — a. Beyond the world, beyond the limits of our world or system …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • ultramundane — adj 1. extraterrestrial, extramun dane, transmundane, supermundane, otherworldly, unworldly, unearthly. 2. supernatural, supranatural, preternatural; spiritual, mystic, transcendental; occult, arcane …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • ultramundane — ul·tra·mundane …   English syllables

  • ultramundane — ul•tra•mun•dane [[t]ˌʌl trə mʌnˈdeɪn, ˈmʌn deɪn[/t]] adj. 1) beyond the earth or the orbits of the planets 2) outside the sphere of physical existence • Etymology: 1540–50; < L …   From formal English to slang

  • ultramundane — /ʌltrəˈmʌndeɪn/ (say ultruh mundayn) adjective 1. beyond the limits of the known universe. 2. Obsolete beyond the present life. {Late Latin ultrāmundānus. See ultra , mundane} …  

  • ultramundane —   a. beyond the world; spiritual …   Dictionary of difficult words

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