supernatural
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
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of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or attributed to God or a deity.
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of a superlative degree; preternatural.
a missile of supernatural speed.
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of, relating to, or attributed to ghosts, goblins, or other unearthly beings; eerie; occult.
noun
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a being, place, object, occurrence, etc., considered as supernatural or of supernatural origin; that which is supernatural, or outside the natural order.
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behavior supposedly caused by the intervention of supernatural beings.
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direct influence or action of a deity on earthly affairs.
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the supernatural,
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supernatural beings, behavior, and occurrences collectively.
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supernatural forces and the supernatural plane of existence.
a deep fear of the supernatural.
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adjective
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of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws
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characteristic of or caused by or as if by a god; miraculous
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of, involving, or ascribed to occult beings
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exceeding the ordinary; abnormal
noun
Related Words
See miraculous.
Other Word Forms
- antisupernatural adjective
- semisupernatural adjective
- semisupernaturally adverb
- semisupernaturalness noun
- supernaturally adverb
- supernaturalness noun
- unsupernatural adjective
- unsupernaturally adverb
- unsupernaturalness noun
Etymology
Origin of supernatural
From the Medieval Latin word supernātūrālis, dating back to 1520–30. See super-, natural
Example Sentences
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On Saturday, it didn’t hurt to have a little supernatural help either.
Fans also expressed grief online, remembering Xander as the heart of the group, a character whose vulnerability and humor made him relatable in a world of supernatural extremes.
From Salon
Before Lamarck, naturalists saw organisms as passive, depending on supernatural intervention for their merest actions as well as their very existence.
"Sinners," the tale of gangster twins returning home to a supernatural and segregated Deep South in the 1930s, has already made Academy Awards history with its whopping 16 nominations.
From Barron's
Just to be sure, though, the soldiers cracked two raw chicken eggs on his head and smeared the contents over his body, a traditional method for neutralizing the supernatural.
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