preterhumanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpriːtəˈhjuːmən/, U.S.

/ˌprɛdərˈ(h)jumən/,

/ˌpridərˈ(h)jumən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preter- prefix, human adj.

Etymology: < preter- prefix + human adj. Compare earlier superhuman adj.

Beyond or outside the bounds of what is human. Also as n. (with the): that which is preterhuman. Cf. superhuman adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > superhuman

pass-man1606

past-human1614

suprahuman1740

unhuman1782

preterhuman1811

transhuman1812

superpersonal1848

superhuman1866

suprapersonal1873

surhuman1911

1811 P. B. Shelley St. Irvyne ii. 56 He..started..as from the emanation of some superior and preter-human being.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. iii. 52 He exerted preter-human self-denial in abstaining from finishing him, completely.

1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer xi. 130 Achilles seems everywhere to tread on the bounds of the preterhuman.

1907 Elyria (Ohio) Chron. 29 Oct. 3/1 Emperor William..affected preterhuman supremacy over ordinary weakness.

1980 M. Kinkead-Weekes in J. Gibbs Crit. Perspectives on Wole Soyinka 226 When the boy meets Simi's preterhuman eye.

2003 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 4 Apr. 10 Add to that a few entertaining special effects having to do with Ted's preterhuman bachelor superpowers, and moviegoers might consider this a score.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preterhuman
释义	preterhumanadj.n. Brit. /ˌpriːtəˈhjuːmən/, U.S. /ˌprɛdərˈ(h)jumən/, /ˌpridərˈ(h)jumən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preter- prefix, human adj. Etymology: < preter- prefix + human adj. Compare earlier superhuman adj. Beyond or outside the bounds of what is human. Also as n. (with the): that which is preterhuman. Cf. superhuman adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > superhuman pass-man1606 past-human1614 suprahuman1740 unhuman1782 preterhuman1811 transhuman1812 superpersonal1848 superhuman1866 suprapersonal1873 surhuman1911 1811 P. B. Shelley St. Irvyne ii. 56 He..started..as from the emanation of some superior and preter-human being. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. iii. 52 He exerted preter-human self-denial in abstaining from finishing him, completely. 1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer xi. 130 Achilles seems everywhere to tread on the bounds of the preterhuman. 1907 Elyria (Ohio) Chron. 29 Oct. 3/1 Emperor William..affected preterhuman supremacy over ordinary weakness. 1980 M. Kinkead-Weekes in J. Gibbs Crit. Perspectives on Wole Soyinka 226 When the boy meets Simi's preterhuman eye. 2003 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 4 Apr. 10 Add to that a few entertaining special effects having to do with Ted's preterhuman bachelor superpowers, and moviegoers might consider this a score. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1811
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