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supernal
CIDE DICTIONARY
supernal, a. [L. supernus, from super above: cf. F. supernel. See Super-.].
- Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the supernal orbs; supernal regions. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly; as, supernal grace. [1913 Webster]"Not by the sufferance of supernal power." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
supernal, adj. esp. poet.
1 heavenly; divine.
2 of or concerning the sky.
3 lofty.
1 heavenly; divine.
2 of or concerning the sky.
3 lofty.
Derivative
supernally adv.
Etymology
ME f. OF supernal or med.L supernalis f. L supernus f. super above
THESAURUS
supernal
Elysian, Olympian, aerial, airy, altitudinous, ascending, aspiring, beatific, beatified, blessed, celestial, colossal, dominating, elevated, eminent, ethereal, exalted, extramundane, extraterrestrial, from on high, glorified, haughty, heavenly, high, high-pitched, high-reaching, high-set, high-up, in glory, lofty, monumental, mounting, otherworldly, outtopping, overlooking, overtopping, paradisaic, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisic, prominent, soaring, spiring, steep, sublime, superlative, topless, toplofty, topping, towering, towery, transcendental, transmundane, unearthly, unworldly, uplifted, uprearedROGET THESAURUS
supernal
Heaven
N heaven, kingdom of heaven, kingdom of God, heavenly kingdom, throne of God, presence of God, inheritance of the saints in light, Paradise, Eden, Zion, abode of the blessed, celestial bliss, glory, Olympus, Elysium (paradise), Elysian fields, Arcadia, bowers of bliss, garden of the Hesperides, third heaven, Valhalla, Walhalla (Scandinavian), Nirvana (Buddhist), happy hunting grounds, Alfardaws, Assama, Falak al aflak the highest heaven (Mohammedan), future state, eternal home, eternal reward, resurrection, translation, resuscitation, apotheosis, deification, heavenly, celestial, supernal, unearthly, from on high, paradisiacal, beatific, elysian, looks through nature up to the nature's god, the great world's altarstairs, that slope through darkness up to God, the treasury of everlasting joy, vigeur de dessus.Summit
N summit, summity, top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point, turn of the tide, fountain head, water shed, water parting, sky, pole, tip, tip top, crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib, end, crown, brow, head, nob, noddle, pate, capsheaf, high places, heights, topgallant mast, sky scraper, quarter deck, hurricane deck, architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature, tympanum, ceiling, attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story, summit conference, summit, peak of achievement, peak of performance, peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs), highest &c (high), top, top most, upper most, tiptop, culminating, meridian, meridional, capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant, atop, at the top of the tree, en flute, fleur deau.For further exploring for "supernal" in Webster Dictionary Online