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SUPREME
sovereign, supreme
(adjective) greatest in status or authority or power; “a supreme tribunal”
supreme, sublime
(adjective) greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; “supreme folly”; “the supreme confidence of youth”; “the sublime absurdity of the creative process”; “His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit”
supreme
(adjective) final or last in your life or progress; “the supreme sacrifice”; “the supreme judgment”
supreme
(adjective) highest in excellence or achievement; “supreme among musicians”; “a supreme endeavor”; “supreme courage”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
the Supreme
The Supreme Being; the Almighty; God.
Anagrams
• eusperm, presume
Etymology
Adjective
supreme (comparative supremer or more supreme, superlative supremest or most supreme)
Dominant, having power over all others.
(sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
(botany) Situated at the highest part or point.
Synonyms
• (having power over all others): predominant, preponderant, regnant
Antonyms
• inferior
• minor
Verb
supreme (third-person singular simple present supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)
(transitive, cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
Noun
supreme (plural supremes)
The highest point.
(cookery) A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
(cookery) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
(cookery) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
Anagrams
• eusperm, presume
Source: Wiktionary
Su*preme", a. Etym: [L. supremus, superlative of superus that is above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. suprĂŞme. See Super-, and cf. Sum.]
1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power. He that is the supreme King of kings. Shak.
2. Highest; greatest; most excellent or most extreme; utmost; greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as, supreme love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity; supreme folly. Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and those spheres could not but clash. De Quincey.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Situated at the highest part or point. The Supreme, the Almighty; God.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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