Paranormal vs. Supernatural

Paranormaladjective

That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and hypothesized abilities like telepathy.

Paranormalnoun

A person to whom paranormal powers are attributed

Paranormalnoun

(with "the") Paranormal phenomena collectively, or as a field of study

Paranormal

Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena.

Paranormaladjective

seemingly outside normal sensory channels

Paranormaladjective

not in accordance with scientific laws;

Paranormaladjective

denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding

Paranormal

Paranormal events are purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. Notable paranormal beliefs include those that pertain to extrasensory perception (for example, telepathy), spiritualism and the pseudosciences of ghost hunting, cryptozoology, and ufology.Proposals regarding the paranormal are different from scientific hypotheses or speculations extrapolated from scientific evidence because scientific ideas are grounded in empirical observations and experimental data gained through the scientific method.

Supernaturaladjective

Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with.

Supernaturaladjective

Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully if at all.

Supernaturalnoun

(countable) A supernatural being

Supernaturalnoun

(uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively when used with definite article: "the supernatural"

Supernaturaladjective

Being beyond, or exceeding, the power or laws of nature; miraculous.

Supernaturalnoun

supernatural forces and events and beings collectively;

Supernaturaladjective

not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material;

Supernaturaladjective

(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature

Supernaturaladjective

unnaturally or extraordinarily great

Supernaturalnoun

manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin, such as ghosts

Supernatural

The supernatural encompasses supposed phenomena or entities that are not subject to the laws of nature. It is derived from Medieval Latin supernaturalis, from Latin super- (above, beyond, or outside of) + natura (nature ).