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Webster 1913 Edition

Supreme

Su-preme′

,
Adj.
[L.
supremus
, superlative of
superus
that is above, upper, fr.
super
above: cf. F.
suprême
. 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.
Shakespeare
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.)
Situated at the highest part or point.
The Supreme
,
the Almighty; God.

Webster 1828 Edition

Supreme

SUPRE'ME

,
Adj.
[L. supremus, from supra.]
1.
Highest in authority; holding the highest place in government or power. In the United States, the congress is supreme in regulating commerce and in making war and peace. The parliament of Great Britain is supreme in legislation; but the king is supreme in the administration of the government. In the universe, God only is the supreme ruler and judge. His commands are supreme, and binding on all his creatures.
2.
Highest, greatest or most excellent; as supreme love; supreme glory; supreme degree.
3.
It is sometimes used in a bad sense; as supreme folly or baseness, folly or baseness carried to the utmost extent. [A bad use of the word.]

Definition 2024

Supreme

Supreme

See also: supreme and suprême

English

Proper noun

(The) Supreme

  1. The Supreme Being; the Almighty; God.
  2. A deity with such name.

Anagrams

supreme

supreme

See also: Supreme and suprême

English

Adjective

supreme ‎(comparative supremer or more supreme, superlative supremest or most supreme)

  1. Dominant, having power over all others.
  2. (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
    supreme disgust; supreme courage‎
    • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:supreme.
  3. (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.

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Verb

supreme ‎(third-person singular simple present supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)

  1. (transitive, cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

Noun

supreme ‎(plural supremes)

  1. (cooking) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
  2. (cooking) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.

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Interlingua

Adjective

supreme ‎(comparative plus supreme, superlative le plus supreme)

  1. supreme

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈprɛme/, [s̪uˈpr̺ɛː.me]
  • Rhymes: -ɛme
  • Hyphenation: su‧pre‧me

Adjective

supreme

  1. feminine plural of supremo

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

suprēme

  1. vocative masculine singular of suprēmus

Etymology

From Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus, superlative of superus ‎(“that is above”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsuːˈpɹiːm/

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