supernal, supernall

[Fr. supernel, from Lat. supernus =upper, from super =above.] 1. Being or situated in a higher or upper place, position, or region. "High o'er the stars you take your soaring flight, And rove the regions of supernal light." Mason: Dufresnoy; Art of Painting. 3. Pertaining or relating to things above; celestial, heavenly. "On errands of supernal grace." Milton: P. L., vii. 573. sü-per-nā-tant, a. [Lat. super nat ans , pr. par. of super nato =to swim over or above; super =over, and nato =to swim.] Swimming above; floating above or on the surface. "The supernatant liquor was highly tinged with blue." -Boyle: Works , iii. 421. sù-per-na-ta-tion, adj. [Lat. super nato = to swim over or above.] The act or state of swimming or floating on the surface. "They [bodies) are differenced by supernatation or floating upon water." - Browne: Vulgar Errors , bk. ii., ch. i. sū-per-nat-u-ral, *su-per-nat-u-rall, adject . [Pref. super- , and Eng. natural .] Being beyond, above, or exceeding the powers or laws of nature. It is a stronger term than preternatural , and is frequently used as synonymous with miraculous . "Cures, wrought by medicines, are natural operations; but the miraculous ones wrought by Christ and his apos tles, were supernatural ."-Boyle: Works , v. 167. The supernatural : That which is above or beyond the established course or laws of nature; that which transcends nature; supernatural agencies, influences, phenomena, and the like. IMG:content-0591.png:[blocks in formation] A. As subst.: One who upholds the doctrine or principles of supernaturalism; a supernaturalist (q.v.). B. As adj .: Supernaturalistic.