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supernatural

[soo-per-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl]

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adjective

of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or attributed to God or a deity.

of a superlative degree; preternatural: a missile of supernatural speed.

of, pertaining to, or attributed to ghosts, goblins, or other unearthly beings; eerie; occult.

noun

a being, place, object, occurrence, etc., considered as supernatural or of supernatural origin; that which is supernatural, or outside the natural order.

behavior supposedly caused by the intervention of supernatural beings.

direct influence or action of a deity on earthly affairs.

the supernatural,

supernatural beings, behavior, and occurrences collectively.

supernatural forces and the supernatural plane of existence: a deep fear of the supernatural.

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Origin:
1520–30; < Medieval Latin supernātūrālis. See super-, natural

Related forms

su·per·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb

su·per·nat·u·ral·ness, noun

an·ti·su·per·nat·ur·al, adjective, noun

sem·i·su·per·nat·u·ral, adjective

sem·i·su·per·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb

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sem·i·su·per·nat·u·ral·ness, noun

un·su·per·nat·u·ral, adjective

un·su·per·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb

un·su·per·nat·u·ral·ness, noun

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Synonyms
1. See miraculous.

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Example Sentences

One thing scientists agree on, though, is that the requirement of testability excludes supernatural explanations.

Offers a defense of religious naturalism, which denies both a deity and the supernatural.

The second world war fuelled a whole corpus of supernatural tales.

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One thing scientists agree on, though, is that the requirement of testability excludes supernatural explanations.

Offers a defense of religious naturalism, which denies both a deity and the supernatural.

The second world war fuelled a whole corpus of supernatural tales.

Stories about the skulls focus heavily on their perceived supernatural powers.

By definition science does not allow the supernatural.

Just replace the supernatural and archaeological elements of that game with dinosaurs.

So, of course, within this robust internal dictionary there exists a veritable rogues gallery of supernatural beasts.

The supernatural religions explored the psyche/phenomenology of human being across cultures, peoples, and different times.

In short, awareness of a ghost-a supernatural agent-made people less likely to cheat.

Chickens are believed to have supernatural powers that can protect patients from evil and empower them to overcome ailments.

Biblical faith is defined only in the context of the supernatural.

InSpectres is a game about supernatural investigation and elimination.

Religious faith is, by definition, concerned with supernatural issues.

As parliamentary and presidential polls this autumn draw near, politicians are again tempted to turn to the supernatural for help.

At its core is the idea of nyama: a life force tapped by experts to wield supernatural power.

Theistic arguments are a subset of supernatural arguments.

Wilson, a confirmed agnostic, gagged at the thought of asking a supernatural being for help.

There's enough reason to live a rich and meaningful life without embracing supernatural beliefs.

His curious work offers the reader a supernatural dip in the spiritual waters of the age.

It is believed to ensure favor with one's yei, a holy being who mediates between the human and supernatural worlds.

The burden of proof for supernatural claims lies with the claimant.

They choose to believe in the supernatural despite all the facts to the contrary.

It is believed to insure favor with one's yei, a holy being who mediates between the human and supernatural worlds.

Shermer's interprets this work as some sort of scientific explanation for supernatural thinking.

His shorter fiction reveals an intriguing predilection for the supernatural.

The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence.

Perhaps what have been traditionally considered supernatural phenomena are natural after all, if nonlocality is real.

It could equally be that belief in secret earthly powers compensates for the loss of supernatural convictions.

Villagers believe that spirit lions are a supernatural force in the shape of a lion.

If there was an all powerful supernatural deity that wanted us to believe in him he could easily convince us.

Evidence for free will thus leads to the conclusion that there is a supernatural source for free will.

One does not have to invoke the supernatural to explain it.

Concerning miracles or the ocurrance of supernatural events.

Not being able to find a natural reason for good or bad things that happened, they created a supernatural.

The burden for religion, or any supernatural belief, is to finally provide some evidence that doesn't rely on faith.

Science and the supernatural collide over this blood-curdling mystery.

Cognitive scientists explain how supernatural concepts migrate between minds.

But this week's season-ending episode revolves around a supernatural smackdown.

And the number seems significant given the work's spooky, supernatural content.

Any candidate who used traditional muti, or supernatural powers, to intimidate voters.

Some go so far as to have blind-folded artists draw pictures of the supposed supernatural creatures, stage trials of courage.

He talks about some of the supernatural artifacts stored.

The supernatural manifestations take place in broad daylight on the busiest street of the town as.

Darwin rejected all supernatural phenomena and causation.

Local chieftains wore it in pendants and medallions to show their wealth, influence and connection to the supernatural realm.

It also demonstrates that aliens are neither paranormal nor supernatural.

He is a self-employed expert in protecting people from incursions by the supernatural world.

Babbage has not seen any supernatural action through his digital.

Breaking a taboo ordinarily brings either a specific supernatural sanction or a sort of general misfortune.

There, seasons last decades and supernatural forces imperil the citizenry as sword-slinging.

Jensen subverts the film's grim but frivolous wit with supernatural events.

It's also believed to ensure favor with one's yei, a holy being who mediates between the human and supernatural worlds.

He combined an innate understanding of technology with an almost supernatural sense of what customers would respond.

Magnus runs an underground laboratory that doubles as a safe haven for supernatural creatures.

But generally, the supernatural crime drama has mastered a one-case-per-show formula that kicks off with a gruesome.

Second, government has no supernatural knowledge of the workings of the economy.

Kansas has redefined science entirely to include supernatural causation.

The tricky part is that their overlords happen to be their mom or dad, and they are the source of all your supernatural powers.

He was correct in stating that he would prefer a natural to a supernatural hypothesis.

There is a logic to nature, and for better or worse, humans are not supernatural.

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.

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World English Dictionary

supernatural (ˌsuːpəˈnætʃrəl, -ˈnætʃərəl)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws
2.	characteristic of or caused by or as if by a god; miraculous
3.	of, involving, or ascribed to occult beings
4.	exceeding the ordinary; abnormal

—n
5.	the supernatural supernatural forces, occurrences, and beings collectively or their realm

super'naturally

—*adv*

super'naturalness

—n

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Word Origin & History

supernatural

mid-15c. (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

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of a religious sense; association with ghosts, etc., has predominated since c.1799. The noun is attested from 1580s.

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