Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Supernatural: Pertaining to phenomena, beings, or forces that exist or operate outside the known laws of nature, beyond scientific understanding or explanation.
   • Supranatural: Existing beyond the natural world.

2. Noun:

   • The supernatural: The realm, forces, or entities that are beyond natural laws and scientific explanation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nhiều câu chuyện dân gian kể về các sinh vật siêu nhiên. (Many folk tales tell of supernatural creatures.)
  • Anh ta tin rằng mình sở hữu năng lực siêu nhiên. (He believes he possesses supernatural powers.)
• Noun:
  • Cô ấy rất hứng thú với thế giới siêu nhiên. (She is very interested in the world of the supernatural.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in philosophical and religious contexts to discuss concepts like the divine, miracles, or the soul, which are considered to transcend the physical universe.
• In literature and film, "siêu nhiên" is a key genre (the supernatural genre) involving ghosts, magic, and other paranormal elements.

Variants and Related Words

• Hiện tượng siêu nhiên (n): Supernatural phenomenon.
  • Ánh sáng lạ đó được coi là một hiện tượng siêu nhiên. (That strange light is considered a supernatural phenomenon.)
• Sức mạnh siêu nhiên (n): Supernatural power/force.
  • Vị thần trong truyền thuyết sở hữu sức mạnh siêu nhiên. (The god in the legend possesses supernatural force.)

Synonyms

• Supernatural: Beyond the laws of nature.
• Paranormal: Outside scientific norm, but often used for less religious/more modern phenomena (e.g., ESP, ghosts).
• Otherworldly: Of or relating to another world; seeming not to belong to this world.

Related Concepts

• Tâm linh (n): Spirituality. While related, "tâm linh" focuses more on the spiritual aspect of existence, which may or may not involve the "siêu nhiên."
• Huyền bí (adj): Mysterious, esoteric. Often describes something secretive and mystical, which can overlap with the supernatural.

noun

1. supernatural