extra-physical
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not subject to physical laws: "extra-physical" describes something that exists or operates beyond the realm of physical matter, forces, or natural laws. It refers to phenomena, entities, or properties that cannot be explained or influenced by standard physics.
Usage Examples
- (Consciousness might exist outside the bounds of physical science.)
- (The soul is thought to transcend physical laws.)
- (These events are said to operate beyond physical causation.)
Advanced Usage
"extra-physical reality": a realm of existence beyond the physical universe.
- The mystic claimed to have glimpsed an extra-physical reality during meditation. (A non-physical dimension of being.)
"extra-physical influence": an effect that cannot be attributed to physical causes.
- The sudden change in the patient's health was attributed to an extra-physical influence. (An effect not due to medicine or natural processes.)
Variants and Related Words
Extra-physicality (n): the quality or state of being extra-physical.
- The theory posits the extra-physicality of certain mental phenomena. (The state of existing outside physical laws.)
Extra-physically (adv): in a manner that is not subject to physical laws.
- The event was explained extra-physically, as a matter of spiritual intervention. (In a way that transcends physics.)
Synonyms
- Supernatural: beyond the natural world; attributed to a force beyond scientific understanding.
- Metaphysical: relating to the abstract, non-physical aspects of reality.
- Transcendent: existing beyond the limits of physical experience.
Related Idioms
Beyond the physical realm: a phrase meaning outside the material world.
- The idea of a ghost is said to be beyond the physical realm. (Not part of the physical universe.)
Out of this world: an informal idiom meaning extraordinary or not of this earth.
- His experience was so strange it felt out of this world, almost extra-physical. (Seemingly not belonging to the physical world.)