Supernatural vs Pious - What's the difference?
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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]:
Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.
* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
Supernatural is a related term of pious.
As adjectives the difference between supernatural and pious
is that 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 while pious is of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.As a noun supernatural
is (countable) a supernatural being.supernatural
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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."
pious
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Adjective
(-)- Its male residents dress like crows: heavy black suits, black Borsalino hats, the old grandfathers hugely whiskered and the boys in peot, the curled sidelocks of the pious .