supranatural

[ soo-pruh-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl ]

adjective

1. beyond what is natural; supernatural.

Other Words From

• supra·natu·ral·ism noun
• supra·natu·ral·ist noun
• supra·natu·ral·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of supranatural¹

First recorded in 1855–60; supra- + natural

Example Sentences

Mr. Barroso spoke of the horrors of past wars and tyranny and Europe’s efforts to overcome them through the building of supranatural institutions, which began in 1951 with the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community by France, Germany and four other countries.

From New York Times

It is this characteristic that distinguishes vain observance from divination: the latter aims at occult knowledge, the former at supranatural results.

From Project Gutenberg

The rule can be followed that what is not certainly of a supranatural character may be regarded as natural, but that what seems to be supranatural is not to be ascribed to God unless it has the marks and fruits of a divine work.

From Project Gutenberg

The explanation of this supranatural fury, Heschel says, lies in the prophets' claim to be surrogates for God.

From Time Magazine Archive

The root of the mystic imagination consists of a tendency to incarnate the ideal in the sensible, to discover a hidden "idea" in every material phenomenon or occurrence, to suppose in things a supranatural principle that reveals itself to whoever may penetrate to it.

From Project Gutenberg

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