Supreme Being
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Supreme Being
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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Members are required to believe in a Supreme Being - though not be members of a specific religion - and are reportedly prohibited from discussing politics or religion at Masonic meetings.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
Even Apple has its limits, though, as seen in the fact that Clement is playing Pure Evil opposite Waititi’s Supreme Being.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024
It was on this day in 1794 that Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the state religion of the French First Republic.
From Slate • May 7, 2018
"The Supreme Court is not the Supreme Being," he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2015
This latter is important as explanatory of Lincoln's frequent allusions in his Presidential messages and proclamations to the Supreme Being.
From Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? by Remsburg, John B.
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