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单词 supernal
释义 su·per·nal
\süˈpərnəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin supernus supernal (from super over, above) + Middle French -al — more at over
1.
 a. : being or coming from above : that is or emanates from on high : of or from heaven — opposed to infernal
  < could not help but interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men — E.S.LeComte >
  < some supernal reality that had its being … outside the cosmos — John Dewey >
 b. : of a heavenly or spiritual character
  < the beauty and the supernal happiness of a soft and quiet death — Lytton Strachey >
 specifically : ethereal
  < a supernal melody >
2.
 a. : located in or belonging to the sky or celestial regions : of or from the firmament
  < subterranean and supernal deluges — Thomas Carlyle >
 b. : situated at or near the top
su·per·nal·ly \-əlē\ adverb
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