SUPEREMINENCES

Noun

supereminences

plural of supereminence

Source: Wiktionary


SUPEREMINENCE

Su`per*em"i*nence, Su`per*em"i*nen*cy, n. Etym: [L. supereminentia.]

Definition: The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman. Ayliffe. He was not forever beset with the consciousness of his own supereminence. Prof. Wilson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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