preternature
UK/pɹiːtəˈneɪtʃə/
preternature noun: the realm beyond the natural; the preternatural.
Noun
preternature (uncountable)
- The realm beyond the natural; the preternatural.
- In my own heart there dwells no faith in preter-nature.1842, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
- We can speak here too, then, of pressure and, indeed, encroachment by the category of preternature on territory previously occupied by the miraculous.1997, Stuart Clark, Thinking with Demons: The Idea of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe, page 263
Forms of preternature
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Origin of preternature
From preter- + nature, after preternatural.
Questions about preternature
- What does preternature mean?
- Preternature means the realm beyond the natural; the preternatural.
- What part of speech is preternature?
- Preternature is a noun.
- How do you pronounce preternature?
- Preternature is pronounced /pɹiːtəˈneɪtʃə/ (UK).
Words near preternature in the dictionary
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