suprarational
adjective
su·pra·ra·tio·nal
ˌsü-prə-ˈra-sh(ə-)nəl 
-ˌprä-
: transcending the rational : based on or involving factors not to be comprehended by reason alone
the stars inspire suprarational dreams—
R. J. Dubos
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At multiple points in Telluria, the prose snowballs, as here, into a relentless maximalism that parodies the suprarational language of the early–twentieth-century futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022
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Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022
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“Suprarational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suprarational. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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