supernal

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Well, the con man supernal, the dethroned king of downtown, the toppled ruler of Albany, has reclaimed his luck and has won again.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2021

It is his supernal voice that disarms listeners, that sends a tingle down the spine, but more than anything else his music is defined by its unwillingness to be categorised.

From The Guardian • Feb. 29, 2020

That opening space sequence functions as supernal ballet, with various vessels spinning, rotating along unfamiliar axes, pirouetting in a post-atmospheric dance of grace against a backdrop of penumbras.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2018

Indeed, the pictures are of such supernal excellence that Sendak’s publisher released the title on both its children’s and adult lists.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2017

That special powers are often conferred upon mortals by some supernal beings whose recipients are prone to ascribe the gifts to omnipotence is obviously true; though their increased abilities are only bestowments by finite invisibles.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen