Not exact matches
Meaning «
supernatural being» is attested from c. 1300 (see ghost); that of «essential principle of
something» (in a non-theological sense, e.g. Spirit of St. Louis) is attested from 1690, common after 1800.
The communication to created nature of what we call the «
supernatural» is not
something extraneous, therefore, it is the communication of the supreme order of being, by which we
mean sheer reality.
What you should be careful of is thinking that there was
something «
supernatural» (whatever that may
mean, you might as well use the term «superdupernatural» for how silly these discussions get) going on here.
Just because you don't know God is showing you
something supernatural and you don't know its because of him doesn't
mean it's not.