Definitions for Preternatural
ˌpri tərˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəlpreter·nat·u·ral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. preternatural, uncannyadjective

   surpassing the ordinary or normal

   "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"

2. nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendentaladjective

   existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

   "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. preternaturaladjective

   Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; abnormal.

2. preternaturaladjective

   Having an existence outside of the natural world. In this sense, everything supernatural is also preternatural.

3. Etymology: From preternaturalis/praeternaturalis, from praeter naturam, from praeter + natura.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PRETERNATURALadjective

   Different from what is natural; irregular.

   Etymology: præter and natural.

   We will enquire into the cause of this vile and preternatural temper of mind, that should make a man please himself with that, which can no ways reach those faculties, which nature has made the proper seat of pleasure. Robert South, Sermons.

   That form, which the earth is under at present, is preternatural, like a statue made and broken again. Burnet.

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1. preternatural

   Preternatural refers to something that is beyond or outside the realm of what is considered natural or normal. It is used to describe phenomena or events that cannot be readily explained by the known laws of nature, often associated with the supernatural, uncanny, or inexplicable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Preternaturaladjective

   beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon; irregular; abnormal; as, a preternatural appearance; a preternatural stillness; a preternatural presentation (in childbirth) or labor

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Preternatural

   The preternatural or praeternatural is that which appears outside or beside the natural. In contrast to the supernatural, preternatural phenomena are presumed to have rational explanations that are unknown. The term is often used to distinguish from the divine while maintaining a distinction from what is known and understood. In 2011, Penn State Press began publishing a learned journal entitled Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural. Edited by Kirsten Uszkalo and Richard Raiswell, the journal is dedicated to publishing articles, reviews and short editions of original texts that deal with conceptions and perceptions of the preternatural in any culture and in any historical period.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Preternatural

   prē-tėr-nat′ū-ral, adj. beyond what is natural: out of the regular course of things: extraordinary.—n. Preternat′uralism, belief in the preternatural: preternatural existence.—adv. Preternat′urally.—n. Preternat′uralness.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Preternatural in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Preternatural in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Preternatural in a Sentence

1. Bryan Fuller:

   I see him as Lucifer, a fallen angel, he's magnetic, the character in literature is a meaner human being and capable of great cruelty, but I like how Mads plays him - he has a preternatural quality to him.

2. Aaron David Miller:

   The President has demonstrated a preternatural risk-aversion when it comes to use of military force and wants to get out of unwinnable old wars and not get into new ones, in contrast, John Bolton has been a hawk on Iran John Bolton entire professional life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Preternatural
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preternatural
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Preternatural
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Preternatural
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Preternatural
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Preternatural