FromMiddle Englishsupernatural,supernaturel, fromMiddle Frenchsupernaturel, fromLatinsupernātūrālis, fromsuper(“above”) +nātūra(“nature; that which we are born with”), fromnātus(“born”), perfect passive participle ofnāscī(“to be born”) + adjective suffix-ālis. Bysurface analysis,super- +natural.
supernatural (comparativemoresupernatural,superlativemostsupernatural)
- Abovenature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with.
- In Roman Catholic theology,sanctifying grace is considered to be asupernatural addition to human nature.
- Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing withsupernatural powers.
- March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing inThe Guardian,'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary
- As with the Delphic oracle of ancient Greece, physical impairment seemed compensated by almostsupernatural gifts, which allowed his mind to roam the universe freely, upon occasion enigmatically revealing some of its secrets hidden from ordinary mortal view.
- Not of the usual; notnatural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.
The house is haunted bysupernatural forces.
- extranatural,extranormal,extraordinary,metanatural,nonnatural,paranatural,paranormal,preternatural,supernormal,supranatural,unnatural
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supernatural (pluralsupernaturals)
- (countable) A supernatural being
- (uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively(when used with definite article: "the supernatural")
2012, Blake Morrison,The Guardian[1]:Dr Johnson defended Shakespeare's use ofthe supernatural from the charge of implausibility on the grounds that, "The reality of witchcraft … has in all ages and countries been credited by the common people, and in most by the learned."
beings and events collectively
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FromMiddle Frenchsupernaturel, fromLatinsupernātūrālis; equivalent tosuper- +natural.
- IPA(key): /ˌsiu̯pərnaːˈtiu̯ral/,/ˌsiu̯pərnaːˈtiu̯rɛl/,/ˌsiu̯pərnaˈtiu̯ral/,/ˌsiu̯pərnaˈtiu̯rɛl/
supernatural
- (Late Middle English, religion) Deity-related; from God.
Fromsuper- +natural.
supernatural m orn (feminine singularsupernaturală,masculine pluralsupernaturali,feminine and neuter pluralsupernaturale)
- supernatural
FromLatinsupernātūrālis.
- IPA(key): /supeɾnatuˈɾal/[su.peɾ.na.t̪uˈɾal]
- Rhymes:-al
- Syllabification:su‧per‧na‧tu‧ral
supernatural m orf (masculine and feminine pluralsupernaturales)
- supernatural
- Synonym:sobrenatural
