ultimacy
[uhl-tuh-muh-see]
- the state or quality of being ultimate.
- a basic or fundamental quality: to question the ultimacies of one's religious beliefs.
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Origin of ultimacy
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It proves one thing, at any rate—I have no monopoly of the quality of ultimacy!
The Whirligig of TimeWayland Wells Williams
You have what one might call a sense of ultimacy—is there such a word?
The Whirligig of TimeWayland Wells Williams
"Well, you must at least let me believe in the ultimacy of your finding your profession," insisted Madge.
The Whirligig of TimeWayland Wells Williams
One side proclaims the ultimacy of order—that of some old order which conduces to its own interest.
Human Nature and ConductJohn Dewey
"I'm afraid you can't make me believe in my own ultimacy, no matter how hard you try," said Harry.
The Whirligig of TimeWayland Wells Williams