supernal

[ soo-pur-nl ]

/ sʊˈpɜr nl /

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adjective

being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.

lofty; of more than earthly or human excellence, powers, etc.

being on high or in the sky or visible heavens.

Nearby words

supermom, supermoon, supermotility, supermoto, supermundane, supernal, supernanny, supernatant, supernational, supernationalism, supernatural

Origin of supernal

1475–85; < Middle French < Latin supern(us) upper + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

su·per·nal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for supernal

It was an ecstatic experience, a fairy pageant, a supernal revelation of an enchanted landscape.
A Modern Buccaneer|Rolf Boldrewood
And this supernal "Father in heaven gives it to those that pray to him."
The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner
Uneasiness stirred in Newlin, for something in his buried race-memories recalled that symbol with supernal dread.
Shock Treatment|Stanley Mullen
Orson and Tudie forgot their own quarrel in the supernal rapture of eavesdropping somebody's else wrangle.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes

Egyplosis was a little city composed of an immense quadrangle, the supernal palace together with the subterranean infernal palace.
The Goddess of Atvatabar|William R. Bradshaw

British Dictionary definitions for supernal

supernal

/ (suːˈpɜːnəl, sjuː-) /

adjective literary

of or from the world of the divine; celestial

of or emanating from above or from the sky

Derived Forms

supernally, adverb

Word Origin for supernal

C15: from Medieval Latin supernālis, from Latin supernus that is on high, from super above

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