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English
Etymology
From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural.
Pronunciation
Adjective
supernatural (comparative more supernatural, superlative most supernatural)
- Above nature; 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 a supernatural addition to human nature.
- Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing with supernatural powers.
- March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary
- As with the Delphic oracle of ancient Greece, physical impairment seemed compensated by almost supernatural 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; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.
The house is haunted by supernatural forces.
Synonyms
- extranatural, extranormal, extraordinary, metanatural, nonnatural, paranatural, paranormal, preternatural, supernormal, supranatural, unnatural
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Noun
supernatural (plural supernaturals)
- (countable) A supernatural being
- (uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural")
2012, Blake Morrison, The Guardian:Dr Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the 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."
Translations
beings and events collectively
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Middle English
Etymology
From Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis; equivalent to super- + natural.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsiu̯pərnaːˈtiu̯ral/, /ˌsiu̯pərnaːˈtiu̯rɛl/, /ˌsiu̯pərnaˈtiu̯ral/, /ˌsiu̯pərnaˈtiu̯rɛl/
Adjective
supernatural
- (Late Middle English, religion) Deity-related; from God.
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Romanian
Etymology
From super- + natural.
Adjective
supernatural m or n (feminine singular supernaturală, masculine plural supernaturali, feminine and neuter plural supernaturale)
- supernatural
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin supernātūrālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /supeɾnatuˈɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: su‧per‧na‧tu‧ral
Adjective
supernatural m or f (masculine and feminine plural supernaturales)
- supernatural
- Synonym: sobrenatural