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English Dictionary: supernal by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supernal
adj
  1. being or coming from on high; "interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men"
    Antonym(s): infernal
  2. of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
    Synonym(s): celestial, ethereal, supernal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Supernal \Su*per"nal\, a. [L. supernus, from super above: cf. F.
      supernel. See {Super-}.]
      1. Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the
            supernal orbs; supernal regions. [bd]That supernal
            judge.[b8] --Shak.
  
      2. Relating or belonging to things above; celestial;
            heavenly; as, supernal grace.
  
                     Not by the sufferance of supernal power. --Milton.
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