superiority

[ suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-, soo- ]

noun

1. the quality or condition of being superior.

Word History and Origins

Origin of superiority¹

First recorded in 1520–30, superiority is from the Medieval Latin word superiōritāt- (stem of superiōritās ). See superior, -ity

Example Sentences

Hitler himself is said to have called Grant’s book, “The Passing of the Great Race,” about European racial superiority, “my bible.”

From Salon

Tanton was also drawing closer to Jared Taylor, whose writings about the superiority of white people had earned him a zealous following.

From Salon

Hegseth envisions the military as a safe space for straight white men, where their fantasy of inherent superiority is carefully protected from real-world evidence that other people are strong, smart and capable.

From Salon

Once you believe that your group is inherently socially superior to a designed “out group,” and that they have the right to enforce this superiority through force, that belief warps and distorts the rest of your character.

From Salon

The suspicion is that Gallant’s military superiority and respect from within the armed forces grated with his boss.

From BBC

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