Definitions for: Supernaturalism


[n] the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces
[n] a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding



Webster (1913) Definition: Su`per*nat"u*ral*ism, n.
1. The quality or state of being supernatural;
supernaturalness.

2. (Theol.) 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. [Written also supranaturalism.]

Synonyms: supernaturalness

See Also: belief, dispossession, exorcism, magic, unnaturalness

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