Meaning & use
Supranatural
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Existing or occurring above or beyond the ordinary course of nature; often used similarly to 'supernatural.'
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The philosopher argued for a supranatural order governing moral law.
Some theologians distinguish supranatural grace from merely natural human virtue.
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Supranatural is rarer than 'supernatural' and appears mainly in philosophical and theological writing, sometimes with a subtly different technical meaning.
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