Associations to the word «Preternatural»

Wiktionary

PRETERNATURAL, adjective. Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; abnormal.
PRETERNATURAL, adjective. (dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world.

Dictionary definition

PRETERNATURAL, adjective. Surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction".
PRETERNATURAL, adjective. Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy