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supereminent
[ soo-per-em-uh-nuhnt ]
adjective
- of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
supereminent
/ ˌsuːpərˈɛmɪnənt /
adjective
- of distinction, dignity, or rank superior to that of others; pre-eminent
Derived Forms
- ˌsuperˈeminence, noun
Other Words From
- super·emi·nence noun
- super·emi·nent·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of supereminent1
Example Sentences
The University of Prague responded, May 23, with a public declaration, certifying to the unblemished orthodoxy and supereminent merits of Huss.
As he is the chief of poets, we infer that the faculty in which he is supereminent must be the greatest of poetic endowments.
Transcen′dent, transcending: superior or supreme in excellence: surpassing others: as applicable to being, relating to the absolute, transcending all limitation—as applicable to knowledge, pertaining to what transcends experience, being given � priori: beyond human knowledge: abstrusely speculative, fantastic; Transcenden′tal, transcending: supereminent, surpassing others: concerned with what is independent of experience: vague.—v.t.
Supereminent, sū-pėr-em′i-nent, adj. eminent in a superior degree: excellent beyond others.—n.
I am inclined to think, if a grand inquest of any county were employed, to discover the last resting places of their neighbors and fellow-citizens, having no other guide, but their respective epitaphs, the names and dates having been previously removed or covered up, that inquest would be very much at a loss, in the midst of such exalted virtues, and supereminent talents, and extraordinary charities, and unbroken friendships, and great public services.
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