Übermensch
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Übermensch
literally: over-man
Example Sentences
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So pervasive is this worship of might it occurs to precious few that perhaps a new race of psychologically messed-up Übermensch should never have been created at all.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
The Übermensch is, essentially, a replacement for God—giving meaning to life on Earth through reality, rather than through religion.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2020
In 1903, three years after Nietzsche’s death, George Bernard Shaw published his play “Man and Superman,” in which he equated the Übermensch with an overflowing “Life Force.”
From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019
The British composer wrote Serenade 1943 when Übermensch meant only one chilling thing, and tenor Michael Slattery captured the slithery, uneasy character of these settings of classic British poems.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2019
Maybe his medication had recalibrated his brain right away, and he was back to being a high-functioning Übermensch in no time.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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