Monday, August 16, 2010

Today's Word "supernal"


Supernal \soo-PUR-nuhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Being in or coming from the heavens or a higher place or region. 2 : Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly. 3 : Lofty; of surpassing excellence.

"In 1616, a pope and a cardinal inquisitor reprimanded Galileo, warning him to curtail his forays into the supernal realms." -- Dava Sobel, 'Galileo's Daughter'

Supernal derives from Latin supernus , "above, upper, top, hence celestial," from super , "over, above."

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