supernaturalism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
supernaturalism
n.
supernatural character or quality; belief in the supernatural
Supernaturalism
Supernaturalism, as opposed to
naturalism, is a belief in the
supernatural in interpreting the world or attempting to control it. It can vary from those who believe that supernatural powers or entities are constantly or continuously intervening in the natural world to those who, like
Deists, believe that only the origins of the natural world and its laws should be sought in the supernatural.
supernaturalism
Noun
1. a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
(hypernym) belief
(hyponym) magic
2. the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces
(synonym) supernaturalness
(hypernym) unnaturalness
Supernaturalism
(n.)
The quality or state of being supernatural; supernaturalness.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
supernaturalism (supranaturalism)
1. Belief in agencies, or in quasi existents, that are not natural, not manmade, and not material. 2. Supernaturalness.
