su|per|nat|u|ral

su|per|nat|u|ral
su|per|nat|u|ral «SOO puhr NACH uhr uhl, -NACH ruhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
above or beyond what is natural: »

supernatural powers. Angels and devils are supernatural beings.

–n.the supernatural,
supernatural agencies, influences, or phenomena: »

With the development of the present-day exact scientific methods, beliefs in the “supernatural” gradually faded away and came to be considered superstition (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

[< Medieval Latin supernaturalis < Latin super- above + nātūra nature]
su´per|nat´u|ral|ly, adverb.
su´per|nat´u|ral|ness, noun.

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  • su´per|nat´u|ral|ly — su|per|nat|u|ral «SOO puhr NACH uhr uhl, NACH ruhl», adjective, noun. –adj. above or beyond what is natural: »supernatural powers. Angels and devils are supernatural beings. –n.the supernatural, supernatural agencies, influences, or phenomena:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • su´per|nat´u|ral|ness — su|per|nat|u|ral «SOO puhr NACH uhr uhl, NACH ruhl», adjective, noun. –adj. above or beyond what is natural: »supernatural powers. Angels and devils are supernatural beings. –n.the supernatural, supernatural agencies, influences, or phenomena:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • su´per|nat´u|ral|ist — su|per|nat|u|ral|ism «SOO puhr NACH uhr uh LIHZ uhm, NACH ruh lihz », noun. 1. supernatural character or quality. 2. a system or collection of supernatural agencies or events. 3. the belief in the supernatural: »Man must first emancipate himself… …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|nat|u|ral|ism — «SOO puhr NACH uhr uh LIHZ uhm, NACH ruh lihz », noun. 1. supernatural character or quality. 2. a system or collection of supernatural agencies or events. 3. the belief in the supernatural: »Man must first emancipate himself from supernaturalism… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|su|per|nat|u|ral — «SEHM ee SOO puhr nachmh>uhr uhl, NACH ruhl», adjective. partly divine and partly human; demigodlike: »The Greeks…were surrounded with a world of semisupernatural beings (R. S. Perrin) …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|nat|u|ral|is|tic — «SOO puhr NACH uhr uh LIHS tihk, NACH ruh », adjective. 1. of or having to do with supernaturalism. 2. of the nature of supernaturalism …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|nat|u|ral|ize — «SOO puhr NACH uhr uh lyz, NACH ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make supernatural; impart or attribute a supernatural character to …   Useful english dictionary

  • su·per·nat·u·ral — /ˌsuːpɚˈnæʧərəl/ adj : unable to be explained by science or the laws of nature : of, relating to, or seeming to come from magic, a god, etc. supernatural powers/phenomena/beings the supernatural : things that cannot be explained by science and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • supernatural — su•per•nat•u•ral [[t]ˌsu pərˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or being above or beyond what is natural or explainable by natural law 2) pertaining to or attributed to God or a deity 3) preternatural 4) pertaining to or attributed… …   From formal English to slang

  • supernaturalism — su•per•nat•u•ral•ism [[t]ˌsu pərˈnætʃ ər əˌlɪz əm, ˈnætʃ rə [/t]] n. 1) supernatural character or agency 2) belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world • Etymology: 1790–1800 su per•nat′u•ral•ist, n. adj. su …   From formal English to slang

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