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noun
The quality or condition of being supernatural.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world, in human events, religious revelation, miracles, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: supernaturalness
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Broader terms: unnaturalness
noun
a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: belief
Narrower terms: magic, thaumaturgy, occultism, exorcism, dispossession
History
From supernatural + -ism.
