SUPERNAL


Meaning of SUPERNAL in English

süˈpərn ə l adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin supernus supernal (from super over, above) + Middle French -al — more at over

1.

a. : being or coming from above : that is or emanates from on high : of or from heaven — opposed to infernal

could not help but interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men — E.S.LeComte

some supernal reality that had its being … outside the cosmos — John Dewey

b. : of a heavenly or spiritual character

the beauty and the supernal happiness of a soft and quiet death — Lytton Strachey

specifically : ethereal

a supernal melody

2.

a. : located in or belonging to the sky or celestial regions : of or from the firmament

subterranean and supernal deluges — Thomas Carlyle

b. : situated at or near the top

• su·per·nal·ly - ə lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.