superintellectual

adjective

su·​per·​in·​tel·​lec·​tu·​al ˌsü-pər-ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wəl 

-chəl,

-shwəl,

-chü(-ə)l

1

: extremely intellectual

… efforts to change the school's image from superintellectual to smart but fun.

—Jacob Weisberg

Simon was the superintellectual type whose immense stores of esoteric knowledge baffled Henry.

—Carrie Alexander

2

: existing beyond or transcending intellect

Religion is a superintellectual certainty of the presence of God in the affairs of man, in the affairs of His Universe.

—Jacob H. Kaplan

superintellectual noun

plural superintellectuals

… presents himself … as a superintellectual and visionary acutely perceptive of world affairs …

—Virginia Whatley Smith

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 2