supernatural being

/ˌˈsupərˌnætʃərəl ˌbiɪŋ/

Other forms: supernatural beings

Definitions of supernatural being

1. noun

   an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
   synonyms: spiritual being

   examples:

   Supreme Being

   the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

   Prince of Darkness

   (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

   types:

   deity, divinity, god, immortal

   any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

   aeon, eon

   (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe

   angel

   spiritual being attendant upon God

   faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite

   a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

   disembodied spirit, spirit

   any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

   trickster

   a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many peoples

   control

   a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

   daemon, demigod

   a person who is part mortal and part god

   sea god

   a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea

   sun god

   a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun

   Celtic deity

   a deity worshipped by the Celts

   Egyptian deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians

   Semitic deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites

   Hindu deity

   a deity worshipped by the Hindus

   Persian deity

   a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians

   Chinese deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese

   Japanese deity

   a deity worshipped by the Japanese

   goddess

   a female deity

   earth god, earth-god

   a god of fertility and vegetation

   demiurge

   a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe

   archangel

   an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

   cherub

   an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child

   seraph

   an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child

   guardian angel, guardian spirit

   an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual

   divine messenger

   a messenger from God

   brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixy

   (folklore) a small fairy-like creature that is somewhat mischievous

   fairy godmother

   a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine

   dwarf, gnome

   a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

   Morgan le Fay

   (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur

   Puck, Robin Goodfellow

   a mischievous sprite of English folklore

   evil spirit

   a spirit tending to cause harm

   banshee, banshie

   (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

   djinn, djinni, djinny, genie, jinnee, jinni

   (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

   familiar, familiar spirit

   a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

   Oberson

   (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore

   Titania

   (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore

   tooth fairy

   a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out

   water nymph, water spirit, water sprite

   a fairy that inhabits water

   peri

   (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

   apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre

   a ghostly appearing figure

   presence

   an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby

   Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity

   a deity of classical mythology

   Greek deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks

   Roman deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans

   Norse deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen

   Teutonic deity

   (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons

   Anglo-Saxon deity

   (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons

   Phrygian deity

   deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor

   kachina

   a deified spirit of the Pueblo people

   numen

   a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)

   python

   a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit

   saint

   a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

   silvan, sylvan

   a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods

   thunderbird

   (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird

   god of war, war god

   a god worshipped as giving victory in war

   snake god, zombi, zombie

   a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies

   zombi, zombi spirit, zombie, zombie spirit

   (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body

   type of:

   belief

   any cognitive content held as true