Supreme Being

American  

[suh-preem bee-ing, soo-] / səˈprim ˈbi ɪŋ, sʊ- /

Or supreme being

noun

1. (in many belief systems) the eternal, infinite spirit, mind, or other transcendent entity that is the creator or ultimate source of the universe and that rules or orders it.

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Supreme Being British  

noun

1. the most exalted being; God

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Etymology

Origin of Supreme Being

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

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

The colorful diversity of types makes them less plausible as anonymous low-level employees of the Supreme Being, but I didn’t think much about it until I wrote that sentence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

He staged huge parades for child martyrs, and festivals for a new state religion that glorified an abstract Supreme Being.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

But one day another patient arrived, whose idiosyncrasy it was, that he was the Supreme Being.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various