ultimacy
Americannoun
plural
ultimacies-
the state or quality of being ultimate.
-
a basic or fundamental quality.
to question the ultimacies of one's religious beliefs.
Etymology
Origin of ultimacy
First recorded in 1835–45; ultim(ate) + -acy
Example Sentences
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This idea of sporting ultimacy has been present in the response to his death.
From The Guardian
It is an extraordinary human construct, a galvanising force of image and will that has driven his team on to a kind of ultimacy.
From The Guardian
Juventus are also a wonderful team and well capable of spiking that bid for club football ultimacy.
From The Guardian
Anyone who tells you they know exactly how ultimacy operates is exalting their powers beyond reason, or they are naive, or they are cunningly peddling spiritual snake oil.
From Washington Post
No, really, it did, its name redolent with a sense of footballing ultimacy in the way Camp Nou is now, a place of professional pilgrimage for those fortunate enough to play there.
From The Guardian
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