supernatural entities

Ghosts, demons, angels

Supernatural entities are beings believed to exist beyond the natural world—gods, angels, demons, ghosts, spirits, and similar figures from religious traditions, folklore, and fiction.

The term groups together anything with agency or consciousness that operates outside physical laws: The film featured vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural entities.

In academic contexts, it serves as a neutral umbrella covering divine beings across cultures without privileging any particular tradition's terminology.

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fallen angel · vampire · cosmic horror · nymph · incubus · wraith · poltergeist · dryad · demigod · banshee · sylph · deity · devil · evil spirit · djinn · zombie · phantom · hellhound

Opposites
ontological nature

supernatural entitiesflesh and blood

One's close relatives

natural phenomena · living organisms · animals · humans · natural world

epistemological status

supernatural entitiesnatural causes

Death without external intervention

Family

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