SUPERNATURALISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces

Synonyms:

supernaturalism; supernaturalness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("supernaturalism" is a kind of...):

unnaturalness (the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles)

Derivation:

supernaturalistic (of or relating to supernaturalism)

Meaning:

A belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("supernaturalism" is a kind of...):

belief (any cognitive content held as true)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supernaturalism"):

magic; thaumaturgy (any art that invokes supernatural powers)

occultism (a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control)

dispossession; exorcism (freeing from evil spirits)

Derivation:

supernaturalistic (of or relating to supernaturalism)