supernatural

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Regno Unito//ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl//
Regno Unito//-tʃɹəl//
Stati Uniti//ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl//
Stati Uniti//-tʃɹəl//
Nuova Zelanda//ˌs(j)ʉː.pəˈnɛ.tʃɹəl//

Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.

aggettivo

1
Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
Near-synonym: paranatural
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.
We know from their literature that to our Saxon ancestors waste places of moor and forest and marshes were the resort of a host of supernatural creatures at enmity with mankind.
2
Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.
Near-synonym: paranatural
The house is haunted by supernatural forces.
Many humans believe in the existence of supernatural forces; some do not.

Etimologia

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.

sostantivo

1
A supernatural being
2
Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural")
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."

Forme

plurale: supernaturals
comparativo: more supernatural
superlativo: most supernatural

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