Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SU-PER-MO'LE-CULE, n.

A compounded molecule or combination of two molecules of different substances. – Prout.

SU-PER-MUN'DANE, a. [super and mundane.]

Being above the world. – Paus. Trans.

SU-PER-NAC'U-LUM, n. [L. super and G. nagel, a nail.]

Good liquor, of which not enough is left to wet one's nail. – Grose.

SU-PERN'AL, a. [L. supernus, super.]

1. Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the supernal orbs; supernal regions. – Ralegh.
2. Relating to things above; celestial; heavenly; supernal grace. Not by the sufferings of supernal pow'r. – Milton.

SU-PER-NA'TANT, a. [L. supernatans, supernato; super and nato, to swim.]

Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water. – Boyle.

SU-PER-NA-TA'TION, n.

The act of floating on the surface of a fluid. – Bacon.

SU-PER-NAT'U-RAL, a. [super and natural.]

Being beyond or exceeding the powers or laws of nature; miraculous. A supernatural event is one which is not produced according to the ordinary or established laws of natural things. Thus, if iron has more specific gravity than water, it will sink in that fluid; and the floating of iron on water must be a supernatural event. Now no human being can alter a law of nature; the floating of iron on water therefore most be caused by divine power specially exerted to suspend, in this instance, a law of nature. Hence supernatural events or miracles can be produced only by the immediate agency of divine power.

SU-PER-NAT'U-RAL-ISM, n.

The state of being supernatural. – Carlisle.

SU-PER-NAT'U-RAL-LY, adv.

In a manner exceeding the established course or laws of nature. The prophets must have been supernaturally taught or enlightened, for their predictions were beyond human foreknowledge.

SU-PER-NAT'U-RAL-NESS, n.

The state or quality of being beyond the power or ordinary laws of nature.

SU-PER-NU'MER-A-RY, a. [Fr. supernumeraire; L. super and numerus, number.]

1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment; a supernumerary canon in the church.
2. Exceeding a necessary, a usual or a round number; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense. – Addison. Fell.

SU-PER-NU'MER-A-RY, n.

A person or thing beyond the number stated, or beyond what is necessary or usual. On the reduction of the regiments, several supernumeraries were to be provided for.

SU-PER-PAR-TIC'U-LAR, a. [super and particular.]

Noting a ratio when the excess of the greater term is a unit; as the ratio of 1 to 2, or of 3 to 4. – Encyc.

SU-PER-PAR-TIENT, a. [L. super and partio.]

Noting a ratio when the excess of the greater term is more than a unit; as that of 3 to 5, or of 7 to 10. – Encyc.

SUPER-PLANT, n. [super and plant.]

A plant growing on another plant; as the misletoe. [Not used.] – Bacon. [We now use parasite and epiphyte.]

SU'PER-PLUS, n. [See SURPLUS.]

SU-PER-PLUS'AGE, n. [L. super and plus.]

That which is more than enough; excess. – Fell. [We now use surplusage, – which see.]

SU-PER-PON'DER-ATE, v.t. [L. super and pondero.]

To weigh over and above. [Not used.] – Dict.

SU-PER-POSE, v.t. [superpo'ze; super and Fr. poser, to lay.]

To lay upon, as one kind of rock on another.

SU-PER-POS-ED, pp.

Laid or being upon something. – Humboldt.

SU-PER-POS-ING, ppr.

Placing upon something.

SU-PER-PO-SI'TION, n. [super and position.]

1. A placing above; a lying or being situated above or upon something; as, the superposition of rocks. – Humboldt.
2. That which is situated above or upon something else.

SU'PER-PRAISE, v.i. [su'perpraze.]

To praise to excess. – Shak.

SU-PER-PRO-POR'TION, n. [super and proportion.]

Overplus of proportion. – Digby.

SU-PER-PUR-GA'TION, n. [super and purgation.]

More purgation than is sufficient. – Wiseman.