Supernal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being or coming from on high

of heaven or the spirit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/suːpˈɜːnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/suːpˈɜːnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/suːpˈɜːnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /suːpˈɜːnəl/.

Examples

interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men
celestial peace
ethereal melodies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

celestial ethereal

Antonyms

infernal

Parts of Speech

adjective	being or coming from on high “interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men”
adjective	of heaven or the spirit “celestial peace”

Word Forms

ether

noun

the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überirdisch

von oben kommen oder sein

🇫🇷French

surnaturel

être ou venir d'en haut

🇪🇸Spanish

superno

ser o venir de lo alto

🇮🇹Italian

superno

essere o venire dall'alto

🇳🇱Dutch

hemels

van boven komen of zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

celestial

sendo ou vindo do alto

🇷🇺Russian

божественный

быть или исходить свыше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दैवी

ऊपर से होना या आना

🇧🇩Bengali

সুপারনাল

হচ্ছে বা উচ্চ থেকে আসছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலோட்டமான

இருப்பது அல்லது உயரத்தில் இருந்து வருவது

🇮🇳Telugu

అతీంద్రియమైన

ఉండటం లేదా ఎత్తు నుండి రావడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अलौकिक

असणे किंवा उंचावरून येणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલૌકિક

બનવું અથવા ઉચ્ચ ઉપરથી આવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತೀಂದ್ರಿಯ

ಇರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಎತ್ತರದಿಂದ ಬರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതീന്ദ്രിയമായ

ഉയരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വരുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲੌਕਿਕ

ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਚੇ ਤੋਂ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مافوق الفطرت

ہونا یا بلندی سے آنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超凡的

存在或来自高处

🇯🇵Japanese

外側の

高いところにいる、または高いところから来る

🇰🇷Korean

이 세상 것이 아닌

높은 곳에서 존재하거나 오는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

siêu phàm

đang hoặc đến từ trên cao

🇹🇭Thai

เหนือธรรมชาติ

เป็นหรือมาจากที่สูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

atasan

berada atau datang dari tempat yang tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

makalangit

pagiging o nagmumula sa itaas

🇲🇾Malay

duniawi

sedang atau datang dari tempat yang tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فوقي

يجري أو يأتي من الأعلى

🇮🇷Persian

ماورایی

بودن یا آمدن از بالا

🇹🇷Turkish

olağanüstü

yüksekte olmak veya yukarıdan gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁמֵימִי

להיות או בא מגבוה

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