1.
2.
[syn: sovereign, supreme]
3. highest in excellence or achievement;
- Example: "supreme among musicians"
- Example: "a supreme endxxeavor"
- Example: "supreme courage"
4. greatest or maximal in degree; extreme;
- Example: "supreme folly"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Supreme \Su*preme"\, a. [L. supremus, superlative of superus
that is above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. supr[^e]me. See
Super-, and cf. Sum.]
1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in
authority, government, or power.
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He that is the supreme King of kings. --Shak.
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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.
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Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and
those spheres could not but clash. --De Quincey.
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3. (Bot.) Situated at the highest part or point.
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The Supreme, the Almighty; God.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
supreme
adj 1: final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme
sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"
2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme
tribunal" [syn: sovereign, supreme]
3: highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among
musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
4: greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"