What is another word for supernaturalism?

Pronunciation: [sˌuːpənˈat͡ʃəɹəlˌɪzəm] (IPA)

Supernaturalism is a term used to describe the belief in supernatural or mystical phenomena. Some synonyms for this term include mysticism, occultism, and magic. All of these words refer to the belief in unseen, otherworldly forces that impact the physical world. Another synonym for supernaturalism is paranormal, which describes events that are beyond scientific explanation. Other related terms include spiritualism, esotericism, and psychic phenomena. Each of these words represents a different aspect of supernatural belief, such as communication with spirits, hidden knowledge, or extrasensory perception. Regardless of the specific term used, supernaturalism is a concept that has fascinated and inspired humans throughout history.

What are the hypernyms for Supernaturalism?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Supernaturalism?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for supernaturalism (as nouns)

Usage examples for Supernaturalism

supernaturalism is for a rationalist a word of self-contradiction.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
That moral progress is only made in the ratio in which supernaturalism is diminished.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
The Aristotelian philosophy promises, then, to overcome both the hard realism of Parmenides and Spinoza, and also the supernaturalism of Plato.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry

Famous quotes with Supernaturalism

  • Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.
    Charles Baudelaire
  • It is only the inferior thinker who hastens to explain the singular and the complex by the primitive shortcut of supernaturalism.
    H. P. Lovecraft
  • In a modern scene, when the horizons stretch out and your philosopher is likely to fall off the world like a Dark Age mariner, he can save himself by establishing a taboo-box which he may call "mysticism" or "supernaturalism" or "radicalism." Into this box he can throw all those thoughts which frighten him and thus be safe from them.
    John Steinbeck
  • Though the theology of Christianity had thus sunk to the lowly estate of a mere delusion of the rabble, propagated on that level by the ancient caste of sacerdotal parasites, the ethics of Christianity continued to enjoy the utmost acceptance, and perhaps even more acceptance than ever before. It seemed to be generally felt, in fact, that they simply must be saved from the wreck—that the world would vanish into chaos if they went the way of the revelations supporting them. In this fear a great many judicious men joined, and so there arose what was, in essence, an absolutely new Christian cult—a cult, to wit, purged of all the supernaturalism superimposed upon the older cult by generations of theologians, and harking back to what was conceived to be the pure ethical doctrine of Jesus.
    H. L. Mencken

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