Supernatural vs Orisha - What's the difference?
supernatural | orisha |
Above nature; that which is beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with. In Roman Catholic theology, is considered to be a supernatural addition to human nature.
Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully if at all.
Neither visible nor measurable.
(countable) A supernatural being.
(uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively.
* 2012 , Blake Morrison, The Guardian , [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/20/blake-morrison-under-the-witches-spell?INTCMP=SRCH]:
A divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of
*2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 713:
*:Under the command of Olorun were also orishas , intermediaries in the Yorubic religion said to be connected between man and the supernatural.
As nouns the difference between supernatural and orisha
is that supernatural is (countable) a supernatural being while orisha is a divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of.As an adjective supernatural
is above nature; that which is beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with in roman catholic theology, is considered to be a supernatural addition to human nature.supernatural
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The house is haunted by supernatural forces.
Synonyms
* extraordinary, paranormal, preternatural, supranatural, unnaturalAntonyms
* ordinary * naturalNoun
(en noun)- Dr Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the supernatural from the charge of implausibility on the grounds that, "The reality of witchcraft … has in all ages and countries been credited by the common people, and in most by the learned."