Supernatural
![One of the many supernatural acts attributed to Jesus, walking on water. Art by François Boucher Cathédrale Saint-Louis (1766) Versailles](/Images/godic/202502/14/Saint_Pierre_tentant_de_marcher_sur_les_eaux_by_François_Boucher0033.jpg")
![The patron saint of air travelers, aviators, astronauts, people with a mental handicap, test takers, and poor students is Saint Joseph of Cupertino, who is said to have been gifted with supernatural flight.[12]](/Images/godic/202502/14/San_Giuseppe_di_Copertino_18th_century_engraving0033.jpg")
The supernatural (Medieval Latin: supernātūrālis: supra "above" + naturalis "natural", first used: 1520–1530 AD) is defined as being incapable to be explained by science or the laws of nature, characteristic or relating to ghosts, gods or other supernatural beings or to appear beyond nature.