metaphysical vs preternatural

metaphysical

adj
  • Immaterial, supersensual, not physical (more properly, "beyond" that which is physical). 

  • Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics. 

  • Of or pertaining to metaphysics. 

preternatural

adj
  • Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange. 

How often have the words metaphysical and preternatural occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )