Our aim is quite simple: to throw into prominence what may be considered (not all will agree) the supernatural in its strictest sense. There is a certain fluidity in their usage. It has acquired many nuances of meaning, as may be seen by consulting theological manuals, in which one will find numerous qualifying words and phrases such as simpliciter, absolute, quoad substantiam, ontologice, entitative, secundum quid, relative, quoad modum. Like Incarnation, Sacrament, and revelation the word supernatural is, of course, current in modern theology, where, especially in the last three centuries, it has become a shorthand term of capital importance. For the supernatural can be known only through revelation received in faith. In the concrete, the supernatural designates Christianity itself and its treasures of salvation.Ĭonsequently, the concept of the supernatural is on a footing of equal importance with the concepts Incarnation, Sacrament, and revelation -with which last it is closely connected.
They appear under such key words and phrases as Redemption, salvation kingdom of God, everlasting life, Christ and life in Christ, holiness, faith, rebirth, adoptive sonship, indwelling Spirit, grace, charity, and mystery.īesides, the supernatural becomes historically tangible and visible in Christianity, which surpasses (just as it is diametrically opposed to) all natural religions, because of its origin, its sublimity of means, and its orientation: they are man-made, man's groping toward the Infinite it is God-given, the descent of the Father through Christ and the Church to deify man in view of the beatific vision. Send us feedback about these examples.Supernatural realities figure on every page of the New Testament, as also ubiquitously in tradition. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'weird.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, The antidote to the winter weirds is to stay active and go outside. Ashley Fetters, The Atlantic, Something weird happened on the oil market last week. 2023 When stay-at-home measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 went into effect earlier this spring, something weird happened to our sense of geography. 2023 Lately, though, the convention seems to be veering toward the weird. Noun Below is our weekly Saturday Six, a recap of half a dozen news stories - in no particular order - ranging from the heartfelt to the weird to the tragic, and everything in between. 2023 That seemed alarming-but in one of the largest and most mobile cities on the planet, weird medical things happen. 2023 But your husband’s job is to navigate his family (and vice versa with you and your weird family). 2023 Anyone who watched The Osbournes knows that whenever the First Family of Reality Television gets bored, things get weird fast.
2023 Fact: Humanity’s only flaw is the weird pinkie toe with the stubby nail. 2023 In his weird and luscious signature song, Wright captured something indelible and irreproducible - a vision of tomorrow haunted by the memory of yesterday. 2023 To get a sense of the weird apparitional nature of platforms, consider Google. 2023 And there’s so many weird things that happen, especially in the beginning of the season. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. Adjective The United Kingdom's Challenger 2 main battle tank is heavier, weirder, and slower than its Western stablemates, the M1 Abrams and Leopard 2.
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