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supernaturalism

[ soo-per-nach-er-uh-liz-uhm, -nach-ruh-liz-uhm ]

noun

  1. supernatural character or agency.
  2. belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world, in human events, religious revelation, etc.


supernaturalism

/ -ˈnætʃərə-; ˌsuːpəˈnætʃrəlɪzəm /

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being supernatural
  2. a supernatural agency, the effects of which are felt to be apparent in this world
  3. belief in supernatural forces or agencies as producing effects in this world
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌsuperˈnaturalist, nounadjective
  • ˌsuperˌnaturalˈistic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • super·natu·ral·ist noun adjective
  • super·natu·ral·istic adjective
  • anti·super·natur·al·ism noun
  • anti·super·natur·al·ist noun adjective
  • anti·super·natur·al·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supernaturalism1

First recorded in 1790–1800; supernatural + -ism
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Example Sentences

Do you ask for a confirmation of the truths thus deduced from the denial of the supernaturalism of the Mosaic Code?

And the completion of the process means the death of supernaturalism in all its forms.

If you allow supernaturalism to get a foothold in your country the result will be a dreadful calamity.

Hume had been arguing against, and Voltaire was still sneering at, all sorts of superstition and supernaturalism.

In our forgetfulness of such "opium reading" we are oft apt to imagine the days of mysticism and the supernaturalism gone by.

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