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su⋅per⋅nat⋅u⋅ral

  [soo-per-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl]
–adjective
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.
–noun
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,
a. supernatural beings, behavior, and occurrences collectively.
b. supernatural forces and the supernatural plane of existence: a deep fear of the supernatural.
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Origin:
1520–30; < ML supernātūrālis. See super-, natural

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ly, adverb
su⋅per⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See miraculous.
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su·per·nat·u·ral   (sōō'pər-nāch'ər-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to existence outside the natural world.

  2. Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.

  3. Of or relating to a deity.

  4. Of or relating to the immediate exercise of divine power; miraculous.

  5. Of or relating to the miraculous.

n.  That which is supernatural.
su'per·nat'u·ral·ly adv., su'per·nat'u·ral·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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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