ultimacy
Americannoun
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ultimacies
plural
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the state or quality of being ultimate.
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a basic or fundamental quality.
to question the ultimacies of one's religious beliefs.
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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 ● Nov. 27, 2020
Link to video: Sir Alex Ferguson retires Beyond this the other standard measure of managerial ultimacy is the sense of team-building and era-construction.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2013
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 ● Nov. 9, 2012
"I'm afraid you can't make me believe in my own ultimacy, no matter how hard you try," said Harry.
From The Whirligig of Time by Wayland Wells Williams
It proves one thing, at any rate—I have no monopoly of the quality of ultimacy!
From The Whirligig of Time by Wayland Wells Williams
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