Word of the Day for Thursday, August 30, 2007

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

Liu Mengmei has more to worry about from earthly authorities who would behead him for plundering tombs than from any supernal force.
-- Edward Rothstein, "Even for Death's Escapees, the Myth Says, There Are Rules", New York Times, July 24, 1999

Then comes what may be the most supernal sequence in all opera -- the Countess' lament in "Dove sono" and the letter duet, with only the tiniest interruption in the middle as the Count and Antonio cross the stage plotting to snare Cherubino.
-- "In Review: From Around the World", Opera News, May 1999

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

Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for supernal

Hi Lorraine

Thank you for coming by and posting.  Very good I might add.  I appreciate you all visiting the word of the day, and really enjoy the sentences you come with .

Thanks Lorraine

Bj

Hhmmm.. this is where you got my middle name from! :) ;)

You see the word I am talking about? LOL

As always, Thanks for the word of the day! We never stop learning! :)

Hi Monica

Yes I see the word, and you are right.  You came from the heavens, because God sent you to me.

Love you

Bj (Mom)