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superˈnaturalism
[f. prec. + -ism.]
1. Supernatural character or quality; a system or collection of supernatural agencies, events, etc. Rarely in pl. supernatural agencies or means.
1799W. Taylor in Robberds Mem. (1843) I. 285 Stripping the legend of all its supernaturalism. 1853E. Miall Bases Belief iii. ii. (1861) 107 In the case of Jesus of Nazareth,..Supernaturalism was a necessary feature of his work. 1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 346 Charms and spells, exorcisms and talismans..will be in demand, and wherever supernaturalisms are in requisition, men will be found for a consideration to supply them. 1878Gladstone Prim. Homer vi. 87 The really grand figures in this department of the Homeric supernaturalism are the Erinuës.
2. Belief in the supernatural; a theory or doctrine which admits or asserts the reality of supernatural beings, powers, events, etc.
1809W. Taylor in Crit. Rev. Ser. iii. XVII. 463 He..mingles superstition with his supernaturalism. 1836Partington's Brit. Cycl. Lit. etc. III. 857/1 Supernaturalism considers the Christian religion as an extraordinary phenomenon, out of the circle of natural events, and as communicating truths above the comprehension of human reason. 1858J. Martineau Stud. Christ 251 The Roman Catholic system..its ecstatic phenomena, its physical supernaturalism. 1886Encycl. Brit. XX. 289/1 Rationalism had as its antitheses..supernaturalism, and..naturalism. |