supernaturalists
Beyond-nature belief holders
Supernaturalists are people who believe in the supernatural—forces, beings, or phenomena beyond natural explanation.
The term usually appears in philosophical or theological contexts, contrasting with naturalists who hold that only physical processes exist: Supernaturalists argue that consciousness cannot be reduced to brain activity.
The word can describe religious believers generally or specifically those who emphasize miracles, spirits, or divine intervention.
Practice of supernatural magic
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
astrology · tarot · enchantment · conjuring · incantations · paganism · voodoo · shamanism
Those who contact spirits
- seancesRituals contacting the dead
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
afterlife · reincarnation · spirit · soul · astral · psychometry · automatic writing · spiritism
Belief in deity
- monotheismBelief in one god
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
faith · doctrine · dogma · theology · sacred · worship · piety · devotion
Spirits of the deceased
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
phantom · ectoplasm · telekinesis · psychokinesis · extrasensory · levitation · precognition · telepathy
witchcraft
Practice of supernatural magic
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
divination · astrology · tarot · enchantment · conjuring · incantations · paganism · voodoo · shamanism · coven
mediums
Those who contact spirits
- seancesRituals contacting the dead
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
psychic · afterlife · reincarnation · spirit · soul · astral · psychometry · automatic writing · spiritism · communicants
theism
Belief in deity
- monotheismBelief in one god
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
divinity · faith · doctrine · dogma · theology · sacred · worship · piety · devotion · clergy
ghosts
Spirits of the deceased
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
specter · phantom · ectoplasm · telekinesis · psychokinesis · extrasensory · levitation · precognition · telepathy · aura
supernaturalistsmaterialists
Prioritizers of physical possessions
naturalists · atheists · secularists · reductionists · mechanists
supernaturalistsskeptics
Those who doubt claims
empiricists · debunkers · rationalists · critical thinkers · positivists