noun
definition
A human being with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
adjective
definition
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
Examples of superhuman in a Sentence
Such authority must be superhuman, otherwise it can have no claim on our respect; it must, therefore, be divine.
He gains superhuman strength in any limbs he grows.
At times Conrad seems almost superhuman in his bravery.
A national policy of "growling before fighting" - later practised successfully enough by the United States - was not then possible; and one writer has very justly said that what chiefly affects one in the whole matter is the pathos of it - "a philosopher and a friend of peace struggling with a despot of superhuman genius, and a Tory cabinet of superhuman insolence and stolidity" (Trent).
The hit series is back with more superhuman feats of modern engineering.
Use your superhuman powers to navigate your way through the obstacle course.
You are then able to play through the rest of the game with all-new superhuman abilities.
In 1877 appeared the second series of La Legende des siecles; and in the same year the author of that colossal work, treating no less of superhuman than of human things, gave us the loveliest and most various book of song on the loveliest and simplest of subjects ever given to man, L' Art d'être grandpere.
In 1877 appeared the second series of La Legende des siecles; and in the same year the author of that colossal work, treating no less of superhuman than of human things, gave us the loveliest and most various book of song on the loveliest and simplest of subjects ever given to man, L' Art d'être grandpere.
If we are to regard the Egyptian myths about the gods in animal shape, and about the non-natural superhuman heroes, and their wars and loves, as esoteric allegories devised by civilized priests, perhaps we should also explain Pund-jel, Qat, Quawteaht, the Mantis god, the Spider creator, the Coyote and Raven gods as priestly inventions, put forth in a civilized age, and retained by Australians, Bushmen, Hottentots, Ahts, Thlinkeets, Papuans, who preserve no other vestiges of high civilization.
To actually win a Tour requires a superhuman effort from a top athlete with the mind of a chess player.
Judaism is replete with superhuman beings, showing its Persian ancestry.
Some times we just feel like yelling at the tops of our voices, Hey I 'm not superhuman, you know !
Simply attach its obscenely powerful magnets to any surface you see fit and marvel at some truly superhuman leverage....
Million Dollar Man - While not fully a robot, astronaut Steve Austin of the 6 Million Dollar Man TV series became a bionic human with legs, an arm and even one eye replaced by robotic implants that transformed him into a superhuman.
Though naturally passionate, Matthias's self-control was almost superhuman, and throughout his stormy life, with his innumerable experiences of ingratitude and treachery, he never was guilty of a single cruel or vindictive action.
This view is now generally abandoned; for it is recognized that acts of superhuman power, even if established by adequate historical evidence, do not necessarily certify their divine origin.
That his characteristic is for the most part an almost superhuman cleverness rather than positive genius is also true.
The primary attitude of man to the numina seems clearly to be one of fear, which survives prominently in the "impish" character of certain of the spirits of the countryside, such as Faunus and Inuus, and is always seen in the underlying conception of religio, a sense of awe in the presence of a superhuman power.
In polytheism the grades of superhuman beings are continuous; but in monotheism there is a sharp distinction of kind, as well as degree, between God on the one hand, and all other superhuman beings on the other; the latter are the " angels."
Thus the pre-exilic literature, as we now have it, has little to say about angels or about superhuman beings other than Yahweh and manifestations of Yahweh; the pre-exilic prophets hardly mention angels.
In connexion with this attribution of superhuman powers, we may mention also the widespread belief that certain persons had the faculty of " changing shape," and especially of assuming the forms of animals.
Even if she had no magic, she still had most of a Guardian's superhuman strength.
With all his superhuman qualities and achievements, Sri Krishna never appeared distant to any of his fellow human beings.
Silver age stories added a level of superhuman strength and the ability to make his own flesh (but not bones) turn invisible.
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Like some superhuman tennis prodigy, he was already overshadowing his old man.
Some times we just feel like yelling at the tops of our voices, " Hey I'm not superhuman, you know!
Simply attach its obscenely powerful magnets to any surface you see fit and marvel at some truly superhuman leverage... .
Sometimes there is a slightly superhuman feel to the characters, although this never becomes annoying.
The whole of the business there is based on comic book creations, everyone has to appear superhuman.
This provided the benefits of a night dive without requiring the superhuman willpower needed to turn down a beer in the hot tub.
Finally, in the person of Vishtaspa, who seems to have been a prince resident in east Iran, he gained the powerful protector and faithful disciple of the new religion whom he desired - though after almost superhuman dangers and difficulties, which the later books depict in lively colours.
Alba was selected by show creator James Cameron out of 1,200 hopefuls for the part of Max Guevera - the so called "genetically enhanced superhuman prototype" around whom the show's plot revolved.
As with previous Madden football games, however, you won't find very much in terms of codes that will bring you superhuman abilities.
This is thought to represent man's ability to "rise" over his animal instincts while at the same time channeling the horse's superhuman power and strength.
Finally, Kids' WB offers us the adventures of Johnny Test and his superhuman sisters Susan and Mary who help his wildest dreams come true.
Parker can cast webs, scale buildings with no help, swing through the sky on his webs, use superhuman strength and more.
They appeared to have superhuman intelligence.
Underworld is a modern day, urban tale of a sophisticated coven of mansion-dwelling vampires hunting intercity, gang-like werewolves with high tech weapons and superhuman skills.
In the spring of 323 he moved down to Babylon, receiving on the way embassies from lands as far as the confines of the known world, for the eyes of all nations were now turned with fear or wonder to the figure which had appeared with so superhuman an effect upon the world's stage.
Superhuman qualities and powers, too, are commonly ascribed to both, an important difference, however, being that whatever worship may have been paid to the Teutonic heroes never crystallized into a cult.
Speaking generally, the Celtic heroes are differentiated from the Teutonic by the extreme exaggeration of their superhuman, or rather extra-human, qualities.
However this may be, remnants of their primitive superhuman qualities cling to the Celtic heroes long after they have been transfigured, under the influence of Christianity and chivalry, into the heroes of the medieval Arthurian romance, types - for the most part - of the knightly virtues as these were conceived by the middle ages; while shadowy memories of early myths live on, strangely disguised, in certain of the episodes repeated uncritically by the medieval poets.
He was represented as a warrior performing superhuman feats, as a ruler dispensing perfect justice, and even as a martyr suffering for the faith.
Hence they came to be used collectively of superhuman beings, distinct from Yahweh, and therefore inferior, and ultimately subordinate.'
There are, however, a few passages which speak of subordinate superhuman beings other than the Mal'akh Yahweh or Elohim.
Towards the end of the 3rd and during the 4th century, as a result of the orientalizing of the Imperial court by Diocletian, it became customary to celebrate as a matter of course the superhuman virtues and achievements of the reigning emperor.
This action, which really broke the back of the rebellion, was bitterly denounced by some of his fellow conspirators, who even ascribed their misfortunes to his insane belief in his own superhuman powers.
The popular belief in gods was attributed by Democritus to the desire to explain extraordinary phenomena (thunder, lightning, earthquakes) by reference to superhuman agency.