Definition of: supernaturalism

(s′pər·nach′ər·əl·iz′əm) noun
1. The quality of being supernatural.
2. Belief in the supernatural; especially, the doctrine that there is a power not to be identified with nature, but which is the ground of its existences and is manifested in its forces, laws, and events: opposed to naturalism.
3. The doctrine of spiritual revelation together with the belief in Providence, the efficacy of prayer, and related doctrines: opposed to rationalism. Also spelled supranaturalism.
—su′per·nat′u·ral·ist adjective & noun
—su′per·nat′u·ral·is′tic adjective