Definition of "supernormal" [supernormal]

• Greatly exceeding the normal or average but still obeying natural laws. (adjective)
• Paranormal. (adjective)

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• "I refer therefore to them as I find them described in the psychology called supernormal; because, from force of circumstances I am compelled to recognize that it is within this psychology that I must now continue the discussion."
• "_there is a residuum of knowledge displayed_ that can only be called supernormal: the medium taps some source of information not open to ordinary people."
• "Lovecraft dealt not with the supernatural but with the "supernormal," as Joshi puts it -- the unrealized side of material reality."