Emily Dickinson Lexicon

above, prep. [see above, adv.] (webplay: actions, ancient, beyond, brethren, celestial, comprehension, earth, feared, God, heaven, higher, light, mind, man, of the sun, place, price, regard, serpent, things, weight, woman).

1. Higher in altitude than.
2. Past the extent of; beyond the limitations of.
3. Louder than.
4. In a position over; in a place higher than.