metadivine

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the realm of existence prior to or beyond that of the gods, especially in nonbiblical/pagan religions.

OriginHebrew עַל־אֱלֹהִי →
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Meanings

adjectivemetadivine (not comparable)

alternative meta-divine

  1. not comparablelifestyleOf or pertaining to the realm of existence prior to or beyond that of the gods, especially in nonbiblical/pagan religions.

    There are two realms: that of divine powers, another of the metadivine.¹ Even the gods are depicted as calling upon metadivine forces to surmount their own predestined limitations.

    1960, Yehezkel Kaufmann, “Chapter II: Pagan Religion”, in Moshe Greenberg, transl., The Religion of Israel, University of Chicago, →OCLC, page 23

Origin

  1. Hebrewעַל־אֱלֹהִי“beyond-godly”
  2. Englishmetadivine

From meta- + divine, a calque of Hebrew עַל־אֱלֹהִי (ʿal-ʾĕlōhî, “beyond-godly”), הֲוָיָה עַל־אֱלֹהִית (hăwāyāh ʿal-ʾĕlōhît̲, “beyond-godly existence”) as used by Yehezkel Kaufmann.

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Chicago

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