Meaning & use
supernal
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belonging to or coming from the sky or heavens; celestial or divine in nature
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The cathedral's ceiling was painted to evoke a supernal light streaming from above.
Poets often describe love as a supernal force beyond earthly understanding.
A note on using this word
A literary word from Latin 'supernus' (above), often contrasted poetically with 'infernal.'
Words with a similar meaning
celestialheavenly
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Words with an opposite meaning
earthlyinfernal
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