Supernal

//suˈpɝ.nəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.

    "[…]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."

  2. 2
    Exalted, exquisite, superlative.

    "Even the sunlight assumed a supernal glamour, as if some special atmosphere or exhalation mantled the whole region."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of heaven or the spirit wordnet
  2. 2
    being or coming from on high wordnet

Synonyms

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celestialexaltedheavenlyaerialairyaltitudinous

Example

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"[…]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."

Etymology

From Old French supernel or Medieval Latin supernalis, from Latin supernus, from superum (“celestial regions, heavenly bodies”).

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