subternaturaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbtəˈnatʃ(ə)rəl/,

/ˌsʌbtəˈnatʃ(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˌsəbtərˈnætʃ(ə)rəl/

Forms: see subter- prefix and natural adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: subter- prefix, natural adj.

Etymology: < subter- prefix + natural adj.

Below what is natural or normal; less than natural. Also as n. (with the): that which is subternatural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > abnormal or unnatural > below what is natural

under-natural1647

subternatural1651

infranatural1852

1651 T. Vaughan Lumen de Lumine 45 This is the Scala of the great Chaldee, which doth reach à Tartaro ad primum Ignem, from the Subternaturall Darknesse to the supernaturall Fire.

1840 Calcutta Christian Observer Sept. 512 The fact of the exploit's being mysterious and inexplicable is, of itself, no proof whatever that it is either of a supernatural or of a subternatural character.

1845 C. Crowe tr. A. J. C. Kerner Seeress of Prevorst ii. 154 The first belongs to the supernatural—the last, to the subternatural.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 87 We must be content to call hypochondria subternatural, because the tone of the instrument is lowered.

1898 W. O'Brien Queen of Men xii. 153 The terrors of the subternatural had not yet quitted them.

1972 Photogr. Feb. 79/2 Gresham's law also seems to operate in the subternatural depths of salacious cinematography. Kinsey found that the best of the stag movies were the old ones.

2000 E. Streetman in R. W. Fichter Florida Photogenesis 11/1 Streetman offers the following artist's statement... ‘Most of my work uses the landscape as a subternatural basis and usually posits two or three layers of intentions’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subternatural
释义	subternaturaladj.n. Brit. /ˌsʌbtəˈnatʃ(ə)rəl/, /ˌsʌbtəˈnatʃ(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌsəbtərˈnætʃ(ə)rəl/ Forms: see subter- prefix and natural adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: subter- prefix, natural adj. Etymology: < subter- prefix + natural adj. Below what is natural or normal; less than natural. Also as n. (with the): that which is subternatural. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > abnormal or unnatural > below what is natural under-natural1647 subternatural1651 infranatural1852 1651 T. Vaughan Lumen de Lumine 45 This is the Scala of the great Chaldee, which doth reach à Tartaro ad primum Ignem, from the Subternaturall Darknesse to the supernaturall Fire. 1840 Calcutta Christian Observer Sept. 512 The fact of the exploit's being mysterious and inexplicable is, of itself, no proof whatever that it is either of a supernatural or of a subternatural character. 1845 C. Crowe tr. A. J. C. Kerner Seeress of Prevorst ii. 154 The first belongs to the supernatural—the last, to the subternatural. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 87 We must be content to call hypochondria subternatural, because the tone of the instrument is lowered. 1898 W. O'Brien Queen of Men xii. 153 The terrors of the subternatural had not yet quitted them. 1972 Photogr. Feb. 79/2 Gresham's law also seems to operate in the subternatural depths of salacious cinematography. Kinsey found that the best of the stag movies were the old ones. 2000 E. Streetman in R. W. Fichter Florida Photogenesis 11/1 Streetman offers the following artist's statement... ‘Most of my work uses the landscape as a subternatural basis and usually posits two or three layers of intentions’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1651
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