supernatural powers
Beyond natural explanation
Supernatural powers are abilities that exceed what natural laws permit—moving objects with the mind, seeing the future, healing by touch.
The phrase appears in religious contexts (miracles, divine intervention), fiction (superheroes, wizards), and paranormal claims (psychics, mediums).
She was said to possess supernatural powers of perception.
The singular supernatural power may refer to a deity or cosmic force.
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- mind readingPerceiving others' thoughts directly
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
- hauntingsSupernatural lingering presences
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
spellcasting · prophecy · clairvoyance · summoning · omnipotence · mind control · psychokinesis · miracles · faith healing · regeneration · super strength · time travel · ancestral spirits · pyrokinesis · omniscience · resurrection · cosmic awareness · transmutation
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- speculative fictionsci-fi, science fiction, dystopia, fantasy, futurism
- Vampiresvampire, vampires, vampirism, fangs, coffin
- occultwitchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, black magic, tarot
- YA fictionyoung adult, YA, teen romance, teenage protagonists, juvenile fiction
- Siddha traditiontransmutation, immortality, kundalini
supernatural powersscientific knowledge
Facts established through research
physical strength · biological functions · mental faculties · cognitive abilities · instinct
supernatural powersweakness
Deficiency in force
powerlessness · helplessness · frailty · impotence · vulnerability
supernatural powersnatural phenomena
Occurrences without human cause
physical laws · naturalism · rationalism · physics · biology