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su·per·nat·u·ral 
[soo-per-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl] Pronunciation Key
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[soo-per-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
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| 1. | of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or attributed to God or a deity. |
| 3. | of a superlative degree; preternatural: a missile of supernatural speed. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or attributed to ghosts, goblins, or other unearthly beings; eerie; occult. |
| 5. | a being, place, object, occurrence, etc., considered as supernatural or of supernatural origin; that which is supernatural, or outside the natural order. |
| 6. | behavior supposedly caused by the intervention of supernatural beings. |
| 7. | direct influence or action of a deity on earthly affairs. |
| 8. | the supernatural,
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su·per·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb
su·per·nat·u·ral·ness, noun
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| su·per·nat·u·ral
(sōō'pər-nāch'ər-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. That which is supernatural. su'per·nat'u·ral·ly adv., su'per·nat'u·ral·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
supernatural (adj.)
supernatural (adj.)
c.1450 (implied in supernaturally), "above nature, transcending nature, belonging to a higher realm," from M.L. supernaturalis "above or beyond nature," from L. super "above" (see super-) + natura "nature" (see nature). Originally with more of a religious sense; association with ghosts, etc., has predominated since c.1799. The noun is attested from 1587.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| supernatural | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" [ant: natural] |
noun | |
| 1. | supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Supernatural
Su`per*nat"u*ral\, a. [Pref. super- + natural: cf. OF. supernaturel, F. surnaturel.] Being beyond, or exceeding, the power or laws of nature; miraculous. Syn: Preternatural. Usage: Supernatural, Preternatural. Preternatural signifies beside nature, and supernatural, above or beyond nature. What is very greatly aside from the ordinary course of things is preternatural; what is above or beyond the established laws of the universe is supernatural. The dark day which terrified all Europe nearly a century ago was preternatural; the resurrection of the dead is supernatural. "That form which the earth is under at present is preternatural, like a statue made and broken again." --T. Burnet. "Cures wrought by medicines are natural operations; but the miraculous ones wrought by Christ and his apostles were supernatural." --Boyle. That is supernatural, whether it be, that is either not in the chain of natural cause and effect, or which acts on the chain of cause and effect in nature, from without the chain. --Bushnell. We must not view creation as supernatural, but we do look upon it as miraculous. --McCosh. The supernatural, whatever is above and beyond the scope, or the established course, of the laws of nature. "Nature and the supernatural." --H. Bushnell.
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