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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.


Supreme Being British  

noun

  1. the most exalted being; God

"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

Etymology

Origin of Supreme Being

First recorded in 1690–1700

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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

What she does know, however, is there’s no place for a Supreme Being in consumer contracts.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2019

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

But if it seems almost presumption to attempt to paint our Saviour, what shall we say to the introduction of the Supreme Being upon the canvas?

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

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