English > supernatural being: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | An incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events. |
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| Synonym | spiritual being |
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| Instances | God, Supreme Being | The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe |
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| Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God |
| Member of | supernatural, occult | supernatural forces and events and beings collectively |
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| Narrower | angel | spiritual being attendant upon God |
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| deity, divinity, god, immortal | Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
| eon, aeon | (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe |
| fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite | A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
| spirit, disembodied spirit | Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings |
| trickster | A mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people |
| Broader | belief | Any cognitive content held as true |
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| Spanish | ser sobrenatural |
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| Catalan | ésser sobrenatural, ser sobrenatural |
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