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

They’re on the run from the Supreme Being, whose cosmic map they have stolen in order to commit robberies and escape with the loot to different times.

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

The Brotherhood of the Heavens and the Earth frankly declares that it considers itself called on by the Supreme Being to put an end to the frightful contrast between wealth and poverty.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von