Preternaturalism

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pre·ter·nat·u·ral (pr

r-n

l, -n

adj.

1. Out of or being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from the natural.

2. Surpassing the normal or usual; extraordinary: "Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel" (George F. Will).

3. Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.

[Medieval Latin praeterntrlis, from Latin praeter ntrm, beyond nature : praeter, beyond; see preterit + ntra, nature; see nature.]

preter·natu·ral·ism n.

preter·natu·ral·ly adv.

preter·natu·ral·ness n.

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