übernatürliches Lebewesen

Definitions of übernatürliches Lebewesen
  1. noun
    an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
    synonyms: Anthropomorphe, religiöses Wesen
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    Titan
    (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
    Triton
    (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
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    Naturgottheit
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    Engel
    spiritual being attendant upon God
    Fee
    a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    Spirit
    any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
    Cherub, Cherubim, Kerub, Kerubim
    an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
    Elfe
    (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
    Gnom, Zwerg
    a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
    Wassergeist
    a fairy that inhabits water
    Heilige, Heiliger
    a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
    type of:
    Glaube, Gläubigkeit
    any cognitive content held as true
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