Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a supereminent manner; in a supreme degree of excellence, ability, etc.
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- adverb In a
supereminent manner; to asupreme degree .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Only then may we affirm the infinite perfections as contained "supereminently" and mutually “identically” in God.
Archive 2005-06-01 Mike L 2005
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Only then may we affirm the infinite perfections as contained "supereminently" and mutually “identically” in God.
The Robinson-Blosser Debate on Divine Simplicity Mike L 2005
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Creator of the World was supereminently Bountiful, and exceedingly
The Improvement of Human Reason Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan Ibn Tufail
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It is above all mere human power and created authority in the world whatsoever, and that supereminently.
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
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Nothing can be more certain, than that his services were supereminently beneficial; and, that the period was not yet arrived for their being duly acknowledged.
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 James Harrison
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God is supereminently being -- "I am who am" -- but in Him the good is anterior to being, and the ineffable name of God is above all His other names.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The metaphysical mystery, thus recognized by common sense, that he who feeds on death that feeds on men possesses life supereminently and excellently, and meets best the secret demands of the universe, is the truth of which asceticism has been the faithful champion.
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If so, the name was now forgotten, and the Crusaders had christened it Saint George's Mount, because from that commanding height the banner of England was supereminently displayed, as if an emblem of sovereignty over the many distinguished, noble, and even royal ensigns, which floated in lower situations.
The Talisman 1894
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Mazurkas, which are supereminently Chopin-ical; that do NOT we.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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Moreover, as I do not follow them that despise books treating of a certain supereminently perfect life, so for my part, I do not speak of such a supereminence; for I can neither censure the authors, nor authorize the censors of a doctrine which I do not understand.
Treatise on the Love of God 1567-1622 1884
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