preternatural appearance
1Preternatural — Pre ter*nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [Pref. preter + natural.] Beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon;… …
2Apparition — Ap pa*ri tion, n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. Milton. [1913 Webster] The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. Prescott. [1913 Webster] The apparition of Lawyer… …
3Circle of perpetual apparition — Apparition Ap pa*ri tion, n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. Milton. [1913 Webster] The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. Prescott. [1913 Webster] The apparition …
4apparition — n. 1. Appearing, appearance, manifestation, coming to view, epiphany. 2. Form, being, thing appearing. 3. Ghost, spectre, phantom, phantasm, spirit, sprite, hobgoblin, shade, chimera, illusion, vision, preternatural appearance. See wraith …
5List of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter characters — The following is a list of fictional characters in Laurell K. Hamilton s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels. Contents 1 Major characters 1.1 Anita Blake 2 Animators, Inc. 2.1 …
6Anita Blake — Infobox character colour = name = Anita Blake caption = first = Guilty Pleasures last = cause = nickname = alias = The Executioner species = Necromancer/Succubus/Vampire gender = Female age = born = death = occupation = Animator, Federal Marshall …
7The Vampire Chronicles — For the Theatres des Vampires album, see The Vampire Chronicles (album). For the Darkstalkers video game, see Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower. The first book The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around… …
8arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
9Social effect of evolutionary theory — The social effects of evolutionary thought have been considerable. As the scientific explanation of life s diversity has developed, it has often displaced alternative, sometimes very widely held, explanations. Because the theory of evolution… …
10Splitting of the moon — Muhammad Splits the Moon. Anonymous 16th century watercolor from a Falnama, a Persian book of prophecy. Muhammad is the veiled figure on the right. The splitting of the moon (Arabic: انشقاق القمر) was a miracle performed by Muhammad in Islamic… …
