supernaturalism
supernatural character or agency.
belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world, in human events, religious revelation, etc.
Origin of supernaturalism
1Other words from supernaturalism
- su·per·nat·u·ral·ist, noun, adjective
- su·per·nat·u·ral·is·tic, adjective
- an·ti·su·per·nat·ur·al·ism, noun
- an·ti·su·per·nat·ur·al·ist, noun, adjective
- an·ti·su·per·nat·ur·al·is·tic, adjective
Words Nearby supernaturalism
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How to use supernaturalism in a sentence
Do you ask for a confirmation of the truths thus deduced from the denial of the supernaturalism of the Mosaic Code?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordAnd the completion of the process means the death of supernaturalism in all its forms.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman CohenIf you allow supernaturalism to get a foothold in your country the result will be a dreadful calamity.
Communism and Christianism | William Montgomery BrownHume had been arguing against, and Voltaire was still sneering at, all sorts of superstition and supernaturalism.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyIn our forgetfulness of such "opium reading" we are oft apt to imagine the days of mysticism and the supernaturalism gone by.
British Dictionary definitions for supernaturalism
/ (ˌsuːpəˈnætʃrəlɪzəm, -ˈnætʃərə-) /
the quality or condition of being supernatural
a supernatural agency, the effects of which are felt to be apparent in this world
belief in supernatural forces or agencies as producing effects in this world
Derived forms of supernaturalism
- supernaturalist, noun, adjective
- supernaturalistic, adjective
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