supernaturalist
Pluralsupernaturalists
- 1A person who believes in the existence of forces or beings beyond the laws of nature.
Every committed supernaturalist holds that some events have causes outside the physical world.
Many supernaturalists argue that miracles cannot be explained by science alone.
Oppositenaturalist, materialist
- 2A person who promotes supernaturalism, the view that natural laws alone cannot explain reality.
A leading supernaturalist defended the reality of miracles in his lectures.
The supernaturalists challenged the assumption that nature operates by fixed laws alone.
Oppositenaturalist
Note
The doctrinal side of the word: here the noun pairs with supernaturalism, a named position argued for, rather than with the supernatural as something simply believed in. What separates it from the plain believer is stance. A person can hold such beliefs quietly, but an advocate takes up the case in argument, defending the view in lectures, debate or print.
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Origin
Formed from "supernatural" combined with the suffix "-ist".