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supernature

supernature

9.9
A power beyond the natural world often seen in miracles
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːpərˈneɪtʃər/
translation icon : supernaturaleza
  • But nature is not supernature's enemy; on the contrary, it has fled into the sanctuary.

Examples

  • Do you have any idea how many copies a book like Watson's Supernature has sold?

  • Do you have any idea how many copies a book like Watson's Supernature has sold?

  • Observable facts outweigh superstition and supernature.

    Blog text (34)
  • The supervention, though, looks more providential than soteriological, more an occurrence of nature than of supernature.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Nature and "supernature" were paired off in such a way that the second came to seem to jealous reason as nothing but a vain shadow, a sham adornment.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The concept of supernature often invokes images of powerful beings or forces that exist beyond our understanding of the natural world.

  • Many people believe that events can occur in the realm of supernature that science cannot explain.

  • In folklore, stories of heroes often intertwine with elements of supernature, suggesting a divine influence in their quests.

Synonyms

supernatural
vssupernature
34 7.4

A world of beings and events believed to be beyond nature

is broader, also emphasizing the general quality or realm beyond nature
transcendence
vssupernature
  • Formal
9 9.9

A state of being beyond the physical world and normal experience

is more about the idea of realm or quality beyond normal nature
otherworld
vssupernature
  • Literature
2 9.9

A place beyond the living world where spirits live

is the broader idea of being above natural limits, not only a separate realm
otherworldliness
vssupernature
  • Literature
1 9.9

Being more interested in spiritual or mysterious things than in everyday life

is the concept of the realm or quality beyond nature rather than an attitude
supernaturalness
vssupernature
9.9

A state where events seem caused by spirits or magic

is used more for referring to a realm above the natural world
transcendency
vssupernature
9.9

Being beyond ordinary human experience

is used similarly but focuses less on spiritual aspects and more on general excess
superempirical
vssupernature
  • Specialized
9.9

A part of reality beyond things you can see or measure

is about the realm or quality beyond nature with spiritual connotations

Antonyms

1.0

Not made or changed by people, coming from nature like sunlight

80 4.3

Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring

Surface Forms

supernature singular
supernatures plural

Morphology

supernature = nature (transparent) = super + nature

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'super-' (beyond/above) combined with 'nature', so learners can infer 'beyond nature'.

Etymology

The word supernature comes from the parts super ('above') and nature ('the natural world'). Think of super like in superhero meaning 'above' the usual, so supernature is about forces or events that are 'above' or beyond ordinary nature.