preternature means the realm beyond the natural; the preternatural. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
preternature is pronounced /pɹiːtəˈneɪtʃə/.
Why “preternature” is a great word
PRETERNATURE — [Noun] The realm or domain that lies beyond the natural world; the preternatural. Formed within English from the prefix preter- (meaning "beyond" or "past") and the noun nature, following the model of the earlier adjective preternatural. First attested in 1843. Unlike "supernatural" (which implies a sphere of divine or demonic forces fundamentally above nature's laws) or "paranormal" (which suggests discrete anomalous events for modern investigation), "preternature" is the landscape of the strange-but-possible, a contiguous and shadowed country. It is the flicker in the corner of the eye that resolves into nothing, the antique mirror whose glass feels cool and thick as water, and the peculiar hush that falls not before a storm, but after—a persistent intimation that the world’s seams are not as tightly sewn as we suppose.
noun
- The realm beyond the natural; the preternatural.“In my own heart there dwells no faith in preter-nature.”