English words for 'Alternative form of Superstitial.'
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- (religion) Any object of superstition; religious words and/or actions which are seen as superstitious or fraudulent.
- (historical) A deity or other supernatural being said to have been worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol.
- (by extension) Any confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish.
- language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion
noun
- A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
- Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
- Success.
- (video games, computing) The results of a random number generator.
- (especially) A favourable chance occurrence.
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
verb
noun
- (uncountable, derogatory) Religious or supernatural phenomena one holds to be nonsense or mere trickery; superstitious mumbo-jumbo.
- (uncountable) Some ineffectual action or speech, especially if intended to divert attention; nonsense.
- (countable, uncountable, chiefly US, also attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.
- a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.
- verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
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noun
- (by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
- (mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.
- The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
- the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
noun
- The habitual practice of attributing everything to mythological causes; superstition, the opposite of rationalism, or of realism.
- (in particular) The opinion that Jesus of Nazareth did not exist.
- (theology) The scholarly opinion that the gospels are mythological expansions of historical data.
- The view that a certain figure or event is unhistorical or mythical, chiefly in the context of pseudo-scholarship.
- The creative potential for the creation of mythology; the faculty of mythopoeia.
adj
- Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
- Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; (Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit.
- Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
- Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
- Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
- lacking material body or form or substance
- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
noun
adj
- (figuratively) Preternatural or supernatural.
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
- (figuratively) Ideal beyond the mundane.
- Not of the earth; nonterrestrial.
- (figuratively) Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious.
- (figuratively, somewhat derogatory) Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
adj
- Mystical or supernatural.
- (philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
- Superior; surpassing all others; extraordinary; transcendent.
- (algebra, field theory, of an extension field) That contains elements that are not algebraic.
- (algebra, number theory, field theory, of a number or an element of an extension field) Not algebraic (i.e., not the root of any polynomial that has positive degree and rational coefficients).
- of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
noun
noun
adj
noun
- (uncountable, slang, derogatory) Supernatural, paranormal, occult, esoteric, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
- (childish) The sound of a siren.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
- An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.
verb
- (transitive) To make mysterious; to entangle or obscure with the trappings of religion, mysticism, or superstition.
- (intransitive) To engage in politics as part of a cabal.
- (ambitransitive, by extension) To decode or demystify.
- (transitive) To encode using wordplay such as acrostics or ciphers.
- (rare, intransitive) To use cabalistic language or perform cabalistic magic.
- (transitive) To control or manipulate via a cabal or secret political organization.
- (intransitive) To study and interpret the Kabbalah.
- (computing, transitive) To encode as a Haskell package with the ".cabal" extension, which can then be installed and interpreted using the cabal command.
noun
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
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adj
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adj
noun
noun
- the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
- successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
- a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
- (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
- The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
- (countable) An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.
noun
verb
noun
- (religion) Any object of superstition; religious words and/or actions which are seen as superstitious or fraudulent.
- (historical) A deity or other supernatural being said to have been worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol.
- (by extension) Any confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish.
- language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion
noun
- A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
- Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
- Success.
- (video games, computing) The results of a random number generator.
- (especially) A favourable chance occurrence.
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
verb
noun
- (uncountable, derogatory) Religious or supernatural phenomena one holds to be nonsense or mere trickery; superstitious mumbo-jumbo.
- (uncountable) Some ineffectual action or speech, especially if intended to divert attention; nonsense.
- (countable, uncountable, chiefly US, also attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.
- a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.
- verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
intj
noun
- (by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
- (mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.
- The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
- the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
noun
- The habitual practice of attributing everything to mythological causes; superstition, the opposite of rationalism, or of realism.
- (in particular) The opinion that Jesus of Nazareth did not exist.
- (theology) The scholarly opinion that the gospels are mythological expansions of historical data.
- The view that a certain figure or event is unhistorical or mythical, chiefly in the context of pseudo-scholarship.
- The creative potential for the creation of mythology; the faculty of mythopoeia.
noun
noun
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
noun
- the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
- successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
- a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
- (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
- The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
- (countable) An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.
verb
- (transitive) To make mysterious; to entangle or obscure with the trappings of religion, mysticism, or superstition.
- (intransitive) To engage in politics as part of a cabal.
- (ambitransitive, by extension) To decode or demystify.
- (transitive) To encode using wordplay such as acrostics or ciphers.
- (rare, intransitive) To use cabalistic language or perform cabalistic magic.
- (transitive) To control or manipulate via a cabal or secret political organization.
- (intransitive) To study and interpret the Kabbalah.
- (computing, transitive) To encode as a Haskell package with the ".cabal" extension, which can then be installed and interpreted using the cabal command.
adj
- Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
- Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; (Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit.
- Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
- Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
- Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
- lacking material body or form or substance
- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
noun
adj
- (figuratively) Preternatural or supernatural.
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
- (figuratively) Ideal beyond the mundane.
- Not of the earth; nonterrestrial.
- (figuratively) Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious.
- (figuratively, somewhat derogatory) Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
adj
- Mystical or supernatural.
- (philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
- Superior; surpassing all others; extraordinary; transcendent.
- (algebra, field theory, of an extension field) That contains elements that are not algebraic.
- (algebra, number theory, field theory, of a number or an element of an extension field) Not algebraic (i.e., not the root of any polynomial that has positive degree and rational coefficients).
- of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
noun
adj
noun
- (uncountable, slang, derogatory) Supernatural, paranormal, occult, esoteric, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
- (childish) The sound of a siren.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
- An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.