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supernaturalism

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su·per·nat·u·ral·ism  (spr-nchr--lzm)
n.
1. The quality of being supernatural.
2. Belief in a supernatural agency that intervenes in the course of natural laws.

super·natu·ral·ist n.
super·natu·ral·istic adj.

supernaturalism
1. the condition or quality of existing outside the known experience of man or caused by forces beyond those of nature.
2. belief in supernatural events or forces. Also supranaturalism. — supernaturalist, n., adj. — supernatural, supernaturalistic, adj.
See also: Magic
1. the condition or quality of existing outside the known experience of man or caused by forces beyond those of nature.
2. belief in supernatural events or forces. Also supranaturalism.supernaturalist, n., adj.supernatural, supernaturalistic, adj.
See also: Ghosts
1. the condition or quality of existing outside the known experience of man or caused by forces beyond those of nature.
2. belief in supernatural events or forces. Also supranaturalism. — supernaturalist, n., adj.supernatural, supernaturalistic, adj.
See also: God and Gods
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supernaturalism - a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
belief - any cognitive content held as true
magic, thaumaturgy - any art that invokes supernatural powers
occultism - a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control
exorcism, dispossession - freeing from evil spirits
2.supernaturalism - the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces
unnaturalness - the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles

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His 'Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands,' further, was one of the earliest pieces of modern literature to return for inspiration to the store of medieval supernaturalism, in this case to Celtic supernaturalism.
Nor, in some things, does the common, hereditary experience of all mankind fail to bear witness to the supernaturalism of this hue.
 
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