supernaturalistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rəlɪst/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rəlɪst/,

/ˌsuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rl̩ɪst/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rl̩ɪst/, U.S.

/ˈˌsupərˈnætʃ(ə)rələst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: supernatural adj., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < supernatural adj. + -ist suffix.

A. n.

1. A person who believes in the supernatural; an adherent of supernaturalism (supernaturalism n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [noun] > one who believes in

supernaturalist1640

supranaturalist1829

preternaturalist1868

1640 E. Chilmead tr. J. Ferrand Ερωτομανια i. 3 Of these two kindes of Love, the Supernaturalists and Divines discourse of the essence and properties of the former: and the Physitian of the later.

1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 48 The opposition..of supernaturalists..to rational and moral Conversation.

1796 Monthly Mag. May 265/2 According to the supernaturalist..the answer to that question lies beyond the boundary of reason, and is to be sought exclusively in revelation.

1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 198/2 The Orthodox or Supernaturalists.

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 204 Justinus Kerner, the great German supernaturalist, mystic, and poet.

1934 Times 19 Nov. 8/3 I am not a supernaturalist, nor do I put myself forward as a religious man.

1980 H. Carpenter Jesus ii. 74 The modern rationalist would have found him [sc. Jesus] a very uncongenial figure: a supernaturalist, a believer..in his own miraculous powers.

1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. iii. 78 No one can deny that Dante is a supernaturalist, a Christian, and a theologian, or at least a theological allegorist.

†2. An expert in or student of metaphysics. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > expert, specialist, authority

masterc1225

historian?a1439

authentic1613

scientiate1647

supernaturalist1659

authority1665

connoisseur1732

pundit1816

expert1825

specialist1839

past master1840

sharp1840

professional1846

beggar1859

specializer1868

passed master1882

buff1903

man1921

sharpshooter1942

sharpie1949

watcher1966

meister1975

1659 C. Hoole tr. J. A. Comenius Orbis Sensualium Pictus ci. 207/1 The Supernaturalist, [L. Metaphysicus] searcheth out the Causes, & Effects of things.

1684 tr. H. C. Agrippa Vanity Arts & Sci. (new ed.) i. 8 Supernaturalists [L. transnaturales] use the Conjectures of Naturalists.

B. adj.

Advocating belief in the supernatural; of, relating to, or involving supernaturalism (supernaturalism n. 2). Also: having a supernatural character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > that believes in

supranaturalist1827

supernaturalist1833

supernaturalistic1840

supranaturalistic1841

1833 E. Henderson Buck's Theol. Dict. (new ed.) 384/2 He [sc. Gesenius] and Wegscheider take the lead of the supernaturalist party.

1884 J. R. Seeley in Contemp. Rev. Nov. 671 The supernaturalist theory.

1949 Amer. Econ. Rev. 39 1275 The Dark Age in Europe..when men's fundamental beliefs and morality were escapist, supernaturalist, millenarian, ascetic or supinely submissive.

1963 T. Munro Evol. in Arts i. ii. 19 Naturalism rejects the supernaturalist theory of a transcendental realm of reality, incorporeal spirits, and the teleological interpretation of history.

2001 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 July (Sunday Life section) 12 Some of the Christian fundamentalists in the US have expressed great concerns about shows like Charmed and Buffy on the grounds they deal in supernaturalist powers.

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

单词	supernaturalist
释义	supernaturalistn.adj. Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rəlɪst/, /ˌsjuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rəlɪst/, /ˌsuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rl̩ɪst/, /ˌsjuːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rl̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌsupərˈnætʃ(ə)rələst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: supernatural adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: < supernatural adj. + -ist suffix. A. n. 1. A person who believes in the supernatural; an adherent of supernaturalism (supernaturalism n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [noun] > one who believes in supernaturalist1640 supranaturalist1829 preternaturalist1868 1640 E. Chilmead tr. J. Ferrand Ερωτομανια i. 3 Of these two kindes of Love, the Supernaturalists and Divines discourse of the essence and properties of the former: and the Physitian of the later. 1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 48 The opposition..of supernaturalists..to rational and moral Conversation. 1796 Monthly Mag. May 265/2 According to the supernaturalist..the answer to that question lies beyond the boundary of reason, and is to be sought exclusively in revelation. 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 198/2 The Orthodox or Supernaturalists. 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 204 Justinus Kerner, the great German supernaturalist, mystic, and poet. 1934 Times 19 Nov. 8/3 I am not a supernaturalist, nor do I put myself forward as a religious man. 1980 H. Carpenter Jesus ii. 74 The modern rationalist would have found him [sc. Jesus] a very uncongenial figure: a supernaturalist, a believer..in his own miraculous powers. 1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. iii. 78 No one can deny that Dante is a supernaturalist, a Christian, and a theologian, or at least a theological allegorist. †2. An expert in or student of metaphysics. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > expert, specialist, authority masterc1225 historian?a1439 authentic1613 scientiate1647 supernaturalist1659 authority1665 connoisseur1732 pundit1816 expert1825 specialist1839 past master1840 sharp1840 professional1846 beggar1859 specializer1868 passed master1882 buff1903 man1921 sharpshooter1942 sharpie1949 watcher1966 meister1975 1659 C. Hoole tr. J. A. Comenius Orbis Sensualium Pictus ci. 207/1 The Supernaturalist, [L. Metaphysicus] searcheth out the Causes, & Effects of things. 1684 tr. H. C. Agrippa Vanity Arts & Sci. (new ed.) i. 8 Supernaturalists [L. transnaturales] use the Conjectures of Naturalists. B. adj. Advocating belief in the supernatural; of, relating to, or involving supernaturalism (supernaturalism n. 2). Also: having a supernatural character. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > that believes in supranaturalist1827 supernaturalist1833 supernaturalistic1840 supranaturalistic1841 1833 E. Henderson Buck's Theol. Dict. (new ed.) 384/2 He [sc. Gesenius] and Wegscheider take the lead of the supernaturalist party. 1884 J. R. Seeley in Contemp. Rev. Nov. 671 The supernaturalist theory. 1949 Amer. Econ. Rev. 39 1275 The Dark Age in Europe..when men's fundamental beliefs and morality were escapist, supernaturalist, millenarian, ascetic or supinely submissive. 1963 T. Munro Evol. in Arts i. ii. 19 Naturalism rejects the supernaturalist theory of a transcendental realm of reality, incorporeal spirits, and the teleological interpretation of history. 2001 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 July (Sunday Life section) 12 Some of the Christian fundamentalists in the US have expressed great concerns about shows like Charmed and Buffy on the grounds they deal in supernaturalist powers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1640
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