supernatural
ਕਰਾਮਾਤੀ
definition
noun
The device was not new to Copanec monuments of the eighth century; the inscription of Copan Stela 6 recounts a royal ritual in 682 at which a company of ‘four lords, four young ones ‘- perhaps deities or supernaturals - looked on.’
manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin, such as ghosts.
adjective
a supernatural being
(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
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The sun itself was worshipped and regarded as a 'supernatural' force, and all temples contained a shrine to the sun, Ra, or both.
The little wizard's popularity is also attributed to the empathy that many Japanese children can feel towards his hardships at school and his fascination with the 'supernatural' .
These are traditional hunters, who harness 'supernatural' forces to counter the terrors of the bush, whose ancient traditions are being bizarrely reinvented in the modern world and whose music has had a profound impact on African pop.
Composite creatures based on the lion - for example, sphinxes, griffins, or horned and winged lions - place the imagery in the realm of the 'supernatural' .
There's a sprinkling of the 'supernatural' toward the end, as well, which livens up the story a bit but does not make up for the predictable and shamelessly heartstring-tugging ending.
You really get the feeling that uncontrollable 'supernatural' forces have hijacked her life.
From an early age he had been interested in the 'supernatural' (later in Theosophy), and from this grew a concern with the spiritual symbolism of colour.
Both country houses are associated with the 'supernatural' .
The court believes that 'supernatural' forces manipulated the downfall of this picture.
At one stage, he finds himself hot on the trail of the mysterious, possibly 'supernatural' , killer, drawing himself into a disturbing and haunting climactic experience.
But music continued to obsess him; in many of his stories, he links it with 'supernatural' forces.
And with life-drained bodies turning up around the countryside, it's clear that some 'supernatural' force is at work.
There are no 'supernatural' events, wild chases through the jungle, superpowers, or other falsehoods.
The point, however, is to remember that the medieval Japanese, with all their fears and superstitions, did make a clear distinction between the natural and the 'supernatural' .
As critics have often pointed out, this violence does not stem from 'supernatural' forces but from material, legal, economic, and social realities and inequalities.
These horror types may be monsters, demons, angels, psychotics, and/or the 'supernatural' .
In reality, however, it's a courtroom drama with a twinge of the 'supernatural' (most of which occurs during flash-backs).
A system of belief can exist without a recognition of the 'supernatural' .
A robust grandfather, once the bane of Hollywood screenwriting, regales his frail, fidgety grandson with horrible tales of the macabre and the 'supernatural' .
However, the similarity lies in that they both describe mysterious and 'supernatural' events as they occur, both of which remain resolved at the story's end.
David has recently written a book on psychic phenomena from the standpoint of suspicious skeptic of the 'supernatural' .
In broad terms, the border between moral influence and 'supernatural' transformation was a porous one in Victorian culture, one that was crossed and re-crossed with regularity.
Despite a tendency to over-dramatise, this is yet another 'supernatural' spook-fest which will chill and entertain - and hopefully won't prove too offensive to the real-life inspirations.
So whenever an overly 'supernatural' event happens, it's almost a distraction, rather than the thrilling surprise the creators were hoping for.
They tend to sudden deaths, supposedly via 'supernatural' happenings.
Some of the most poorly received episodes have been the ones that strayed into the 'supernatural' .
All but Brendan, the youngish owner and barkeep, have tales to spin: tales of the 'supernatural' in which they were involved but that may be merely delusional.
These social and 'supernatural' forces have come to represent anxieties and energies restrained, repressed, or dismissed in modern Japanese and Euro-American society.
The use of the 'supernatural' in the witches, the visions, the ghost, and the apparitions is a key element in making the concept of the play work and in making the play interesting.
These theaters of anxiety illustrate collective helplessness in the face of unmanageable man-made, natural or 'supernatural' forces.
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