supernal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French supernal or mediaeval Latin supernalis, from Latin supernus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /su:'pɜ:nəl/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nəl

[edit] Adjective

supernal (comparative more supernal, superlative most supernal)

1. pertaining to heaven or to the sky; heavenly, celestial

   • 1922: and there, after due prayers to the gods who dwell in ether supernal, had taken solemn counsel whereby they might, if so be it might be, bring once more into honour among mortal men the winged speech of the seadivided Gael. — James Joyce, Ulysses

2. exalted, exquisite, superlative

   • 1963: Pig, not normally reticent in these matters, now acted like a mystic after a vision; unable, maybe unwilling, to put in words this ineffable or supernal talent of Panky’s. — Thomas Pynchon, V.

[edit] Related terms

• infernal

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aelnprsu
• purslane