nasc-, nat-

The science of the living world: nature quotes.

1. Pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or attributed to God or a deity.
3. A superlative degree; preternatural: "A missile of supernatural speed.
4. A reference to, or attributed to ghosts, goblins, or other unearthly beings; eerie; occult.
5. A being, place, object, occurrence, etc., considered as supernatural or of supernatural origin; that which is supernatural, or outside the natural order.
6. Behavior supposedly caused by the intervention of supernatural beings.
7. Supernatural forces and the supernatural plane of existence: "They had a deep fear of the supernatural when they walked by the cemetery."

1. A supernatural character or agency.
2. Belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world, in human events, religious revelation, etc.
3. Belief in a supernatural agency that intervenes in the course of natural laws.

1. Descriptive of that which pertains to entities, events, or powers regarded as beyond nature, in that they cannot be explained by the laws of the natural world.
2. Relating to that which departs from what is considered usual or normal; especially, so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature; attributed to an invisible agent; such as, a ghost or spirit.

The restorative, healing power of nature.