What does supernaturalism mean?

Definitions for supernaturalism
ˌsu pərˈnætʃ ər əˌlɪz əm, -ˈnætʃ rə-su·per·nat·u·ral·ism

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. supernaturalismnoun

    a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding

  2. supernaturalism, supernaturalnessnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. supernaturalismnoun

    The quality or condition of being supernatural.

  2. supernaturalismnoun

    A belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world, in human events, religious revelation, miracles, etc.

  3. supernaturalismnoun

    A belief in supernatural intelligent causes, forces, agencies, powers as producing effects in this world.

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  1. supernaturalism

    Supernaturalism is the belief in, or the attribution of events or occurrences to, forces, beings or phenomena that exist outside or beyond the laws of nature or the observable universe. These can include entities like gods, spirits, angels, demons, miracles, magic, or other elements considered beyond the natural realm. Supernaturalism is often associated with various religions, spiritual beliefs, mythologies, and paranormal phenomena.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Supernaturalismnoun

    the quality or state of being supernatural; supernaturalness

  2. Supernaturalismnoun

    the doctrine of a divine and supernatural agency in the production of the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in the grace which renews and sanctifies men, -- in opposition to the doctrine which denies the agency of any other than physical or natural causes in the case

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of supernaturalism in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of supernaturalism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of supernaturalism in a Sentence

  1. H. P. Lovecraft:

    It is only the inferior thinker who hastens to explain the singular and the complex by the primitive shortcut of supernaturalism.

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