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supernatural

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su·per·nat·u·ral  (spr-nchr-l)
adj.
1. Of or relating to existence outside the natural world.
2. Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.
3. Of or relating to a deity.
4. Of or relating to the immediate exercise of divine power; miraculous.
5. Of or relating to the miraculous.
n.
That which is supernatural.

super·natu·ral·ly adv.
super·natu·ral·ness n.

supernatural
Adjective
of or relating to things that cannot be explained by science, such as clairvoyance, ghosts, etc.
Noun
the supernatural forces, occurrences, and beings that cannot be explained by science
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supernaturalsupernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
theurgy - the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
destiny, fate - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
Adj.1.supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
natural - existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"

supernatural
Translations

supernatural [suːpəˈnætʃərəl] adjsobrenatural
supernatural [suːpəˈnætʃərəl] adjsurnaturel(le)
n the supernatural → le surnaturel
supernatural [suːpəˈnætʃərəl] adjübernatürlich
n the supernatural → das Übernatürliche
supernatural [suːpəˈnætʃərəl] adjsoprannaturale

supernatural
adj supernatural [suːpəˈnӕtʃərəl]
(of eg matters concerning ghosts etc) beyond what is natural or physically possible supernatural happenings; a creature of supernatural strength. bonatuurlik فَوق ْ طبيعي، خارِق свръхестествен nadpřirozený overnaturlig übernatürlich υπερφυσικός sobrenatural üleloomulik ماوراء طبيعي yliluonnollinen surnaturel עַל-טִבעִי अलौकिक, अधिदैविक, अतिप्राकृतिक, अधिस्वाभाविक nadnaravan, vrhunaravan természetfölötti adikodrati yfirnáttúrulegur soprannaturale 超自然の 초자연의, 불가사의한 antgamtinis pārdabisks ghaib bovennatuurlijk overnaturlig nadprzyrodzony sobrenatural supranatural сверхъестественный nadprirodzený nadnaraven natprirodni övernaturlig เหนือธรรมชาติ doğa üstü 超自然的 надприродний فوق الفطرت ہستی siêu tự nhiên


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And that it DID exist was an undeniable fact; and, with that tendency which disposes the human mind in favour of the marvellous, we can understand the excitement produced in the entire world by this supernatural apparition.
Instantly I felt a shock running through all my frame; nothing was to be seen, and nothing was to be heard; but a supernatural hand seemed placed in mine.
I did this, as I must have felt then, at some personal risk of a supernatural kind, for my studies were apt to be prolonged into the night after the rest of the family had gone to bed, and a certain ghost, which I had every reason to fear, might very well have visited the small room given me to write in.
 
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