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SUPERNATURALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
