supernaturalist
/,sju:pə'nætʃrəlist/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to supernaturalism: Pertaining to or characteristic of the belief in supernatural forces, beings, or phenomena that operate outside or beyond the known laws of nature.
- Involving supernatural explanations: Describing a perspective, belief, or system that attributes events or realities to causes beyond scientific understanding or the natural world.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The author's supernaturalist worldview is evident throughout her novels, which frequently feature ghosts and divine interventions.
- Some philosophers argue against supernaturalist interpretations of the universe, favoring purely materialist explanations.
Advanced Usage
- As a modifying term: Used to specify the nature of a belief, argument, or tradition.
- The debate between naturalist and supernaturalist accounts of human consciousness continues.
- In academic contexts: Often used in studies of religion, philosophy, and anthropology to classify types of belief systems.
- The anthropologist documented the community's supernaturalist practices related to healing.
Variants and Related Words
- Supernaturalism (n): The belief in supernatural agencies or phenomena; a system of thought based on such belief.
- His research focuses on the history of supernaturalism in early modern Europe.
- Supernatural (adj): Attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
- Many cultures have stories of supernatural beings.
Synonyms
- Spiritualist: Relating to the belief that spirits of the dead can communicate with the living (more specific).
- Metaphysical: Concerned with abstract thought or subjects beyond the physical world (broader).
- Otherworldly: Pertaining to a realm beyond the physical world.
Antonyms
- Naturalist: Adhering to or based on the view that nothing exists beyond the natural world.
- Materialist: Believing that physical matter is the only fundamental reality.
- Rationalist: Relying on reason and logic rather than belief in the supernatural.
Adjective
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of or relating to supernaturalism
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supernaturalist beliefs
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