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supernal

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su⋅per⋅nal

  [soo-pur-nl]
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–adjective
1. being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
2. lofty; of more than earthly or human excellence, powers, etc.
3. being on high or in the sky or visible heavens.
Origin:
1475–85; < MF < L supern(us) upper + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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su·per·nal   (sŏŏ-pûr'nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Celestial; heavenly.

  2. Of, coming from, or being in the sky or high above.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin supernus; see uper in Indo-European roots.]
su·per'nal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

supernal 
1447, "heavenly, divine," from O.Fr. supernal (12c.), formed from L. supernus "situated above, celestial" (from super "above, over;" see super-) as a contrast to infernal.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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