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supernaturalist

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su⋅per⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ism

  [soo-per-nach-er-uh-liz-uhm, -nach-ruh-liz-uhm]
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–noun
1. supernatural character or agency.
2. belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world, in human events, religious revelation, etc.
Origin:
1790–1800; supernatural + -ism

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ist, noun, adjective
su⋅per⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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su·per·nat·u·ral·ism   (sōō'pər-nāch'ər-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The quality of being supernatural.

  2. Belief in a supernatural agency that intervenes in the course of natural laws.

su'per·nat'u·ral·ist n., su'per·nat'u·ral·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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