être surnaturel

Definitions of être surnaturel
  1. noun
    an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
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    diable
    evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
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    dieu, divinité, déité, être suprême
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    ange
    spiritual being attendant upon God
    elfe, farfadet, fée
    a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    esprit
    any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
    contrôleur
    a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
    demi-dieu
    a person who is part mortal and part god
    déité celtique
    a deity worshipped by the Celts
    déité égyptienne
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
    divinité sémitique, déité sémitique
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites
    déité hindou
    a deity worshipped by the Hindus
    déité perse
    a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians
    déité chinoise
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
    déité japonaise
    a deity worshipped by the Japanese
    déesse
    a female deity
    ange gardien
    an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
    farfadet, lutin
    (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
    gnome, nain
    a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
    esprit malfaisant, esprit malin
    a spirit tending to cause harm
    naïade
    a fairy that inhabits water
    apparition, fantôme
    a ghostly appearing figure
    déité greco-romaine
    a deity of classical mythology
    déité grecque
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
    déité romaine
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
    divinité nordique, déité nordique
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen
    divinité teutonique, déité teutonique
    (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons
    déité anglo-saxone
    (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
    saint
    a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
    zombi
    a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
    zombi
    (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
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    croyance
    any cognitive content held as true
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