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supereminent

American  
[soo-per-em-uh-nuhnt] / ˌsu pərˈɛm ə nənt /

adjective

  1. of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.


supereminent British  
/ ˌsuːpərˈɛmɪnənt /

adjective

  1. of distinction, dignity, or rank superior to that of others; pre-eminent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of supereminent

1545–55; < Latin superēminent- (stem of superēminēns ), present participle of supereminēre to stand out. See super-, eminent


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Had the President chosen this supereminent publicist, from whose pursed lips come editorial pearls, to confide an exegesis of the historic "do not choose" statement?

From Time Magazine Archive

Tennessee, unconquered by any regular-season opponent during the past three years, has this year lost 13 lettermen as well as its supereminent coach, Major Bob Neyland, U.S.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet it has not that all-embracing and supereminent importance which some, even of those who fight against it, are accustomed to believe.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis

The attempt should especially be made in the case of the pastors of the Church, whose situation must render the principles which they hold a matter of supereminent importance.

From A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. by William Wilberforce

But the universal of all is the conjugial sphere, because this is the supereminent sphere of conservation of the created universe, 222.

From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Emanuel Swedenborg

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